Systems:
The Meaning of Avionics
first instrument panel
blind flying
all-glass cockpit

A Brief History
sperry gyroscope
turn and bank
Morse, Bell, and Hertz
first aircraft radio
lighted airways
beginning of instrument flight

VHF Com
acceptable VHF com radio
data radio
navcom connections
VHF systems
Com control panel
Com LRU
splitting VHF channels

HF Com
HF control display
HF system
single sideband
line replaceable units
HF datalink
control panel (airline)
HF transceiver
antenna coupler
HF antenna mounting

Satellite Communications
Inmarsat
aero system
space segment
cell phones
ground Earth station
aircraft Earth Station
Satcom antennas for aircraft
steered Antennas
high speed data
aero services

ACARS (communication addressing & reporting system)
messages and format
ACARS bands and frequencies

Selcal (selective calling)
controller, decoder
how selcal code is generated
ground network
Selcal airborne system

ELT (Emergency Locator Transmitter)
search & rescue
ELT components
406 MHz
406 ELT system
fleet operation
Cospas-Sarsat

VOR (VHF omnidirectional range)
coverage
VOR phase
VOR signal Structure
subcarrier
VOR receiver
navigation
horizontal situation indicator
radio magnetic indicator
Nav control display

ILS (instrument landing system)
ILS components and categories
approach lighting
flight inspection and monitoring
ILS signals
glideslope receiver
marker beacon receiver and ground station

MLS (microwave landing system)
azimouth beam
elevation beam
time reference
multimode receiver

ADF (Automatic Direction Finder)
radio magnetic indicator
sense
ADF system
NDB (non directional radio beacon)
control display (airline)
line replaceable unit (airline)
digital ADF
EFIS display

DME (Distance Measuring Equipment)
obtaining distance
DME "jitter" for identification
EFIS display for DMR
airborne & ground stations
channels X and Y

Transponder
control display
transponder interrogator
ATCRBS and mode S
airline control display
line replaceable unit
mode S interrogation and replies

Radar Altimeter
antennas
operation

GPS/SatNav
GPS constellation
frequencies
SatNav services
time difference measurement
finding position
the satellite signal
WAAS wide area augmentation system
second frequency for civil aviation
LAAS local area augmentation
RAIM receiver autonomous integrity monitoring
Galileo constellation

EFIS (Electronic Flight Instrument System)
three screen EFIS
EFIS architecture
multifunction display
EFIS on the B-747
Airbus A-320 Flight Deck

Cockpit Voice and Data Recorder
CVR basics
underwater locating device
CVR interconnect
solid state and stored information

Weather Detection
radar color coding
types of detection
radar transmitter/receiver
weather radar control panel
lightning detection
radar antenna
datalink
radomes
windshear
satellite downlink

TCAS (Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance)
basic operation
traffic and resolution advisories
TCAS I and II
coordinating climb and descent
TCAS components
whisper-shout
directional interrogation
TCAS III
voice warnings

Installations:
Planning the Installation
replacing steam gauges
required instruments and radios
instrument layout
large aircraft EFIS
manuals and diagrams
installation drawings
connectors and PIN numbers
schematic symbols
viewing angle
navcom connections

Electrical Systems
AC and DC power
DC systems
airline electrical systems
switches
lighted pushbutton
circuit breaker and fuses

Mounting Avionics
new or old installation
hostile areas
selecting metal
cutting holes
avionics bay
airlines ARINC MCU case sizes
ATR case sizes
electrostatic discharge
cooling
panel mounted radios
airline mounting
locking systems
indexing pins
integrated avionics
instrument mounting

Connectors
typical connectors
RF conectors
identifying conector contacts
coaxial connectors
ARINC connectors
crimping contacts
releasing connector pins
shrink tubing
safety wire connectors
attachning coaxial connectors

Wiring the Airplane
high risk areas
selecting wire
wire and cable types
wire stripping
nicked and broken wires
splicing wires
ring terminals
terminal strips
harnessing the wire bundle
chafing and abrasion
clamping
grounding to the airframe
service loops

Aviation Bands and Frequencies
radio frequency bands
microwave bands
low frequencies
skipping through the ionosphere
L-band
line of sight communications
control and display of bands and frequencies

Antenna Installation
for airlines, corporate, and military aircraft
antenna spec sheets
antennas for light aircraft
antenna types
locations
bonding antennas to the airframe
antenna mounting
antenna couplers
GPS antennas

Panel Labels and Abbreviations
silk screen, engraving, tape
panel abbreviations

TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING:
ADF
Antennas
Antenna VSWR
Autopilots
Comm Tranceivers
DME
ELT
Glideslope Receiver
Lightning Strikes
Software Loading
Transponders
VOR
Wiring and Connectors
Fault Detection Device (wiring)
Precipitation Static
Avionics Checklist