Kansas City Aerospace Short Course
KU Aerospace Short Courses in Kansas City
Kansas City, Kansas
May 18-22, 2026
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Course Schedule & Registration
Learn the latest industry knowledge from expert instructors
Early registration deadline: April 3, 2026
Courses
Instructor: Pascal Thalin
May 18-22, 2026
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Friday
This course will strengthen students' understanding of aircraft electrification for fixed-wing and VTOL aircraft segments. The stakes, challenges, and applications are addressed in detail. Various degrees of electrification are presented from the perspectives of principles, architectures, technologies, operations and performance. Design and validation methodologies and means constitute an integral part of the course. Informed case studies also illustrate how design criteria specific to a given aircraft segment (VTOL, commuter, regional, short- and long-range) are implemented. Focus is made on integration aspects. Moreover, for segments considered, payload, range, energy efficiency, and emissions performance are compared with reference aircraft.
Earn 31.5 classroom hours and 3.15 CEUs.
Who should attend?
$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)
Register for Aircraft Electrification: Architectures, Technologies, and Components
Instructor: Bruce Stephens
May 18-22, 2026
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Friday
This course discusses the FAA Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs) and design concepts required to ensure all aspects of aircraft electrical wiring and installation are safe. It examines aircraft wiring as a system and reviews all Part 25 CFRs related to EWIS FAA certification. Student teams will review FAA Advisory Circulars and present practical applications of the information in a simulation of the EWIS certification process. EWIS requirements for aircraft maintenance and inspection will also be discussed.
Earn 31.5 classroom hours and 3.15 CEUs.
Who should attend?
The course is designed for all aircraft design areas including electrical, avionics, and HIRF/lightning engineers and aircraft technicians. Aircraft managers and project engineers working in electrical/avionics related areas should also attend.
$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)
Register for Electrical Wiring Interconnection System (EWIS) and FAA Requirements
Instructor: Travis Dahna
May 18-22, 2026
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Friday
The course will focus on how to successfully complete an FAA type certificate project based on the published process outlined by the FAA, including a review of all required FAA forms, and when to use them. You'll take a deep dive into the type certification processes outlined in FAA Order 8110.4 and Order 8100.101. The instructor will draw from hundreds of real-world type certificate and supplemental type certificate projects - distilling years of information to provide insight into this lengthy and potentially complex process as it relates to civil and military commercial derivative certification of products.
This course requires background knowledge of the FAA organizational structure and is the second course in the following three-part FAA course series:
1. Introduction to FAA Airworthiness Approval Requirements
2. FAA Type Certification Process
3. FAA Type Certification Plan Development
Prerequisite: Before registering for this course, it is required you have completed Introduction to FAA Airworthiness Approval Requirements or have significant experience working in the FAA.
Earn 31.5 classroom hours and 3.15 CEUs.
Who should attend?
Those involved in product or article certification (aircraft/equipment OEM, aircraft modifiers, suppliers and ODA personnel) including design engineers, airworthiness engineers, consultants, certification specialists, project managers, quality assurance managers, FAA designers (engineering/manufacturing), and FAA Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) unit and support personnel.
$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)
Instructor: Harold Rosenstein
May 18-21, 2026
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Thursday
This course will present key aspects of vertical flight and rotorcraft challenges through a review of their historical evolution, basic principles and enabling technologies. It will cover the fundamental principles underlying rotorcraft flight, flight performance, rotor limitations, configurations and conceptual design. Emphasis is placed on relating rotorcraft aerodynamics to airplane aerodynamics for those making the transition.
Earn 28 classroom hours and 2.8 CEUs.
Who should attend?
This course is designed for engineers, engineering managers, pilots, administrators and educators who are involved in rotary wing design, testing, evaluation or other technical aspects. The course is also suitable for entry- through intermediate-level students, engineers and pilots who are new to the industry.
$2,295 (early registration)
$2,495 (regular registration)
Register forFundamentals of V/STOL Rotorcraft
Instructor: Darren Stout
May 18-22, 2026
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Thursday and 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. on Friday
This is an introductory class, designed to educate system engineers, hardware design engineers and test engineers in the aspects of DO-160 as it pertains to equipment qualification in support of aircraft certification. For system and hardware engineers, the intent is to educate and empower them to develop equipment designs that are compliant with DO-160 by design, and avoid expensive redesigns to correct issues found late in the development cycle during test. For test engineers, it is intended to assist them to properly develop test plans for their products. For each test section of DO-160, we provide purpose, adverse effects, categories, a high-level, step-by-step guide through the test procedure and design considerations for passing the test. Also included is an overview of a top-down requirements management approach (systems engineering), review of related FAA advisory material, an overview of grounding and bonding, wire shielding practices and lightning protection for composites.
Earn 31.5 classroom hours and 3.15 CEUs.
Who should attend?
This class is designed for system engineers responsible for developing requirements for airborne electronic equipment, hardware design engineers responsible for building such equipment and test engineers responsible for writing test plans.
$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)
Register for Introduction to RTCA DO-160 Qualification: Purpose, Testing and Design Considerations
Discounts
Canada Department of National Defence Discount
Most of these courses are available to Canada DND employees at 10% off the registration fee. Please contact the DND Procurement Authority (DAP 2-3) for details. Please note that you cannot register using our online system when requesting this discount. This discount is available for both the early registration and regular registration fees.
U.S. Federal Employee Discount
All of these courses are available to U.S. federal employees at 10% off the registration fee. To receive the federal employee discount, you must enter the code FGVT116 during the checkout process. Please note that you must validate your eligibility to receive this discount by entering your U.S. government email address (ending in .gov or .mil) when creating your online registration profile. This discount is available for both the early registration and regular registration fees.