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International Teacher Education Conference 2014
faculties can also become teachers at the technical and vocational schools upon pedagogical courses. These
Faculties of Technology have only departments of Electrics & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Automotive Engineering and
Production Engineering. This means that no vocational teacher in aircraft maintenance field has been taught any
more.
In the current status, vocational teachers from several fields have been lecturing courses special to aircraft
maintenance field in the above mentioned 9 schools. They try to improve their teaching qualities with their own
efforts, with the motivation of the schools management and with the aid of some MRO organizations. The
success of these efforts and aids are based on the person and not sustainable. The best solution is thought to be a
professional and corporate cooperation of the Ministry of National Education, Higher Education Institutions
having DGCA approved aircraft maintenance departments and the industry.
DEVELOPED TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM
As a result, a training program to improve the theoretical and practical knowledge level of the vocational
teachers of aircraft maintenance field is developed. First a gap analyses between the EASA/DGCA approved
aircraft maintenance syllabus and the ability of the current teachers to teach this syllabus is analyzed and the
training needs of these teachers are determined. Interviews with 30 vocational teachers lecturing aircraft
maintenance related courses and with the managers of vocational and technical high schools with aircraft
maintenance field have been made. The complete approved aircraft maintenance technician training syllabus is
presented and teachers are asked to mark the modules/sub modules with 0, 1 and 2, where 0 (zero) means the
teacher can give courses including that sub-module without any personal improvement, 1 means the teacher can
give courses including that sub-module after a short refreshment and 2 means the teacher needs a comprehensive
training to give courses including that sub-module. An example of this analysis has been given in Table 4.
Table 4. Gap analysis for EASA Part 66 Module 8 Basic Aerodynamics
Sub-Module 0 1 2
8.1 Physics of the Atmosphere
8.2 Aerodynamics
8.3 Theory of Flight
8.4 Flight Stability and Dynamics
According to these results, subjects with high priority have been assessed and a 30 days pilot application is
established. The program will be held by the academic and technical staff of Anadolu University Faculty of
Aeronautics and Astronautics and will be delivered by face to face mode. Miscellaneous workshops, labs and
Aircraft Maintenance Center of the Faculty will be used. Educational methods such as lecture, question &
answer, demonstration, experiment, drill & practice will be used. Course level will be as defined by Commission
Regulation (EU) No. 2042/2003 amended by 1149/2011 Appendix 1, published in the Official Journal of The
European Union. Known as EASA IR Part 66. Level 3: A detailed knowledge of the theoretical and practical
aspects of the subject and a capacity to combine and apply the separate elements of knowledge in a logical and
comprehensive manner. At the end of the course the attendant will;
(a) know the theory of the subject and interrelationships with other subjects.
(b) be able to give a detailed description of the subject using theoretical fundamentals and specific
examples.
(c) understand and be able to use mathematical formulae related to the subject.
(d) be able to read, understand and prepare sketches, simple drawings and schematics describing the
subject.
(e) be able to apply his knowledge in a practical manner using manufacturer’s instructions.
(f) be able to interpret results from various sources and measurements and apply corrective action
where appropriate.
Course Syllabus
1. Physics of the Atmosphere: International Standard Atmosphere (ISA), application to aerodynamics.
2. Aerodynamics: Airflow around a body; Boundary layer, laminar and turbulent flow, free stream
flow, relative airflow, upwash and downwash, vortices, stagnation; The terms: camber, chord, mean
aerodynamic chord, profile (parasite) drag, induced drag, centre of pressure, angle of attack, wash in and wash
out, fineness ratio, wing shape and aspect ratio; Thrust, Weight, Aerodynamic Resultant; Generation of Lift and
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