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2 Year Program
Harkness
Students will study and apply aerodynamic principles, aircraft control, and instrumentation both in the classroom and during flight opportunities. Topics of study include: flight principles, systems and performance, aerodynamics, weight and balance, navigation, weather reports and interpretation, aviation meteorology, and ground and space based navigation. Students will learn the aeromedical factors for pilots as well as ground operations, piloting skills, and unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as aerospace engineering principles
Program Highlights
- Experience flight by hands-on operation of Piper Warrior and take off with a licensed pilot as your teacher.
- Experience maintenance procedures with the class aircraft.
- Create, develop, and test modification to aircraft designs in an engineering exploration style.
- Conceptualize unmanned technology and understand application to current technology
College Agreements
- Edinboro University
- Mohawk Valley Community College
Additional Information
- Students are required to have completed 2 credits in Regents level math and 2 creditsin Regents level science upon entering this program.
- Additional requirements are necessary for FAA license tests.
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Instructor Information
Harkness Career & Technical Center
(716) 961-4070
Thomas Leach
Jacob Maciejewski