GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

AVIATION AND TRANSPORTATION
PILOT TRAINING

Training offered in this field:
1. Instruction: This program is designed for those who wish to complete two years of college to become eligible to enter civil aviation as professional pilots.
2. Basic Pilot Training prepares the student for the FAA Private Pilot Airplane Written Examination for the private pilot license. Required course is Aviation and Transportation 120.
3. Advanced Pilot Training: A program designed to give private pilots adequate aeronautical knowledge and experience necessary to enter the field as commercial pilots with an instrument rating as their career. To enter this program, it is required that the student satisfactorily completes Aviation and Transportation 120 (may be taken credit by examination).

PREREQUISITE COURSES REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATE UNITS
AT 120 (may be taken concurrently) AT 112 Private Pilot Laboratory I 2
AT 112 or equivalent AT 113 Private Pilot Laboratory II 2
  AT 120* Private Pilot Ground School 5
  AT 121 Navigation 3
  AT 122 Meteorology 3
  AT 123 Aircraft Structure and Aerodynamics 3
  AT 124 Radio Procedures and Flight Regulations 3
AT 120 or completion of the Private Pilot Written Examination or Private Pilot Certificate AT 125
 Instrument Rating Ground School 3
  RECOMMENDED COURSES
  AT 134 American Aviation Travel History and Operations 3
  AT 136 Aviation Psychology 3
  TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED 22-25
* AT 120 may be taken credit by exam
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET.  SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
 
August 2011 GCC Catalog 2011-2012

Important Notice: In the event of a discrepancy between the information presented above and the online and/or print versions of the GCC Catalog, please contact a counselor or the office of Admissions and Records.


Aviation and Transportation - Pilot Training (2009-10 catalog)