Information on the Glendale Community College Aviation Department in Glendale, California
The GCC pilot training program is appropriate for prospective pilots wishing to complete FAA requirements for a Private Pilot certificate, or current pilots who are seeking an instrument rating or commercial license.
Glendale College owns three Cessna 172 airplanes, which are hangared at Whiteman Airport in Pacoima. All are equipped with excellent avionics including Garmin 430 GPS navigation systems, in-flight traffic information service, and terrain avoidance displays. Commercial flight training is conducted in a complex aircraft (Piper Arrow), also owned by the college.
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Suggested Courses (check the college web site for a complete listing of courses, requirements, and additional information.
* Costs and fees are subject to change without notice.
Private Pilot Initial Courses
First Semester
AT-120 Private Pilot Ground School
AT 120 prepares the student for the Private Pilot Written Examination, and is taught under Federal Aviation Administration approved Private Pilot Ground School Certificate
The course covers power-plant operations, radio procedures and radio navigation, meteorology, and en-route navigation procedures common to
the private pilot.
Prerequisite: None.
Second Semester
AT-112 Private Pilot Laboratory I
21 hours of flight instruction.
* Cost: $3,200.00 plus 3 units tuition fees, books, supplies, and FAA medical exam
AT 112 is a flight training laboratory course
intended to begin the student’s preparation
for the Federal Aviation Administration Private Pilot Certificate Oral and Practical Tests.
Topics covered include: Preflight inspection, weather briefings, starting procedures and use of checklists, taxi procedures, normal and cross wind takeoff s and landings, slips, four fundamentals of aircraft control, emergency procedures, traffic patterns, ground reference maneuvers, stalls, and radio communications.
Laboratory 6 hours.
Prerequisite: AT 120 or equivalent.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring / Summer.
Second Semester
AT-121 Navigation
Cost: 3 units’ tuition fees, books, supplies
AT 121 introduces the student to the aspect of dead-reckoning and pilotage navigation using the aeronautical chart. Composite navigation and vector analysis using the flight computer familiarizes the student with the practical features of navigation.
Lecture 3 hours.
Prerequisite: None.
Recommended Preparation: completion of AT 120 or possession of a private pilot’s certificate.
Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring.
Transfer Credit: CSU
Third Semester
AT-113 Private Pilot Lab II
intended to complete the student’s preparation
for the Federal Aviation Administration Private Pilot Certificate Oral and Practical Tests. Topics covered include: night flying techniques, short and soft field takeoffs and landings, navigation, emergency procedures, power on/off stalls, s-turns across a road, turns around a point, and instrument flight procedures.
Additional enrichment courses are highly recommended:
AT-122: Meteorology: Spring semester only
AT-123: Aerodynamics: Fall semester only
AT-124: Regulations/Communications: Fall semester only
AT-128: Airport Operations: Fall semester only
AT-130: Air Transportation: Spring semester only
AT-136: Human Factors in Aviation: Fall semester only
AT-139: Technically Advanced Aircraft: Fall semester only
AT-152: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones)
AT-153: Unmanned Aerial Systems