Provide a solid operational understanding of piston and turbine engine principles, engine architecture, associated systems, engine indications and operating limitations, in order to support correct engine handling, performance awareness and technical interpretation of abnormal engine behaviour.

Core Syllabus Areas

• Piston engines
  • Basic internal-combustion principles
  • Engine terminology, design, components and materials
  • Fuel and induction systems
  • Carburettor and fuel-injection principles
  • Ignition systems
  • Lubrication and cooling systems
  • Supercharging fundamentals
  • Propeller principles, propeller control and associated operational effects

• Turbine engines

• • Gas-turbine operating principles
  • Thermodynamic cycle concepts
  • Compressor, combustion and turbine sections
  • Thrust-production principles
  • Accessory systems
  • Starting and ignition
  • Lubrication, fuel metering and engine control
  • Engine monitoring parameters
  • APU fundamentals
  • Operational characteristics of turbine propulsion systems

Key Competencies

• Understand the operating principles of piston and turbine engines at pilot level
• Identify the purpose and function of the main engine components and associated systems
• Interpret engine indications and performance parameters accurately
• Recognise the operational consequences of engine malfunctions or abnormal indications
• Relate powerplant knowledge to aircraft performance, fuel planning and limitation management
• Apply correct engine-handling logic in normal, abnormal and degraded situations
  

42 Pages.