Instructor: Josh Sementi

November 2-6, 2026

8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday

This course provides an overview of aircraft structural external loads analysis including: criteria, design, analysis, fatigue, certification, validation, and testing. It covers CFR Part 25 airplane load requirements and the historical CFR Part 23 requirements which are the basis of the current ASTM standards. These concepts are applicable to many military structural requirements, UAV's, and other experimental or novel configuration aircraft.

Earn 35 classroom hours and 3.5 CEUs.

Who should attend?

This course is designed for practicing engineers and engineering managers whose responsibilities include aircraft Structures and Loads, either developing Loads, as a recipient of Loads data, or providing input data for Loads analysis.

$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)

Register for Aircraft Structural Loads: Criteria, Analysis, and Validation

Instructors: William Norton
November 2-6, 2026
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday

The course will provide the students with a foundation for understanding structures flight testing to the extent that they can plan and participate in structures flight trials of air vehicles of all kinds. One half will consist of academics, building knowledge of aircraft structures and how they behave. The second half will transition this knowledge into flight test planning and execution techniques used in gathering data to validate predictions and demonstrate flight safety. The instructor brings a wealth of structures flight test experience and has examples illuminating the course topics and providing lessons learned. The course complements those focusing more generally on aircraft structures topics such as materials, stress, loads and dynamics design, analysis and certification. It also fits nicely with the other flight test courses and reflects a similar approach in providing flight test fundamentals along with details of the core subject.

Earn 35 classroom hours and 3.5 CEUs.

Who should attend?

This course would benefit those planning and conducting aircraft flight testing. Depending on the nature of a test program, structures will almost certainly have some bearing and so the fundamentals must be understood. Managers will understand the importance and safety implications of structures and how to build and execute a suitable flight test program. Designers and analysts will understand such tests that deliver vital data and so work more confidently with testers in formulating an effective and efficient test program. Testers will form a solid foundation for performing efficient and safe tests. Test pilots will better understand their role in collecting essential data in a safe manner. All these participants will better appreciate each other's roles.

$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)

Register for Aircraft Structures Flight Testing

Instructor: Willem AJ Anemaat
November 2-5, 2026
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday

This course provides an overview of the fixed-wing airplane design decision-making process and the relation of design to manufacturing, maintainability and cost-effectiveness. It is applicable to jet transport, turboprop commuter transport, military (trainers, fighter bomber, UAV) and general aviation aircraft. The design process covers sizing (weight, wing area, thrust/power), aerodynamics, weight and balance, stability, control and cost. Numerous examples are shown. Lessons learned and "what to watch out for" are discussed.

Earn 28 classroom hours and 2.8 CEUs.

Who should attend?

Aeronautical engineers, mechanical engineers and electrical engineers needing to learn more about design, pilots with some engineering background, government research laboratory personnel, engineering managers and educators.

$2,295 (early registration)
$2,495 (regular registration)

Register for Airplane Preliminary Design

Instructor: C. Bruce Stephens

November 2-6, 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: Albert Helfrick
November 2-6, 2026
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday

This course provides a very broad overview of avionics. It covers the historical evolution of the avionics industry and usage of avionics to the present day. You will learn why avionics is what it is today, in addition to understanding how it works. The course covers legacy systems still in use and the latest state-of-the-art systems currently being installed. The avionics environment is an important part of this course. In the context of this course, "environment" refers not only to the physical environment of pressure, temperature, vibration, etc. but the regulatory environment. Systems are an important part of this course, and system communications and assessment are covered. This course introduces you to the unique language of avionics (abbreviations, terms and acronyms) and connects these terms to the systems they represent.

Earn 35 classroom hours and 3.5 CEUs.

Who should attend?

This course is for engineers and technicians involved with avionics but may not have attended formal courses in avionics. It would also suit those who work in a specific area of avionics and who would benefit from learning the latest developments in areas outside of their discipline or a brush-up on basics.

$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)

Register for Fundamental Avionics

Instructor: Gernot Konrad

November 2-6, 2026

8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday

The goal of human factors engineering in civil flight deck design is to ensure that the pilot compartment and its installed systems and equipment support safe aircraft operation and comply with applicable certification regulations, are easy to use, maximize human-machine performance, and provide a superior pilot experience. Flight deck human factors engineers work to support a pilot-centered flight deck development process. They generate requirements by applying data-driven knowledge about the pilot's capabilities and limitations and validate them through analysis and structured evaluations/tests. This course is intended to give engineers, pilots, and managers involved in the design and certification of civil flight decks an introduction to the required human factors engineering activities. The course reviews the physical, physiological, psychological, and cognitive performance capabilities of flight crews. It explores the limitations of pilots' performance and how they are impacted by systemic variables in the flight deck environment. It then examines how pilots' capabilities and limitations impact crew workload and human error. The course builds a theoretical human factors engineering foundation for designing and assessing civil flight decks and their installed systems and equipment. The course provides flight deck design examples and accident analysis from a human factors point of view. Key topics include applicable certification regulations, design guidelines, industry standards, and means of compliance.

Earn 35 classroom hours and 3.5 CEUs.

Who should attend?

This course is intended for engineers/scientists, pilots, and managers at aircraft manufacturers, system/equipment suppliers, regulators, accident investigation bodies, and research/teaching facilities involved in the design, evaluation/test, and/or certification of flight decks for civil aircraft.

$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)

Register for Human Factors Engineering for Civil Flight Deck Design and Certification

Instructor: Darren Stout
November 2-6, 2026
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Thursday and 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Friday

This course provides details on all elements of fuel tank design needed for compliance with the regulation, with specific emphasis on electrical design aspects. Some review of regulatory history of 25.984 and 25.981 up to Amendment 25-146 is included for reference for TC, ATC, and STC work. Specific design implementations are examined and evaluated. The course will also include a high-level overview of electromagnetic effects and compatibility (EME/EMC), lightning effects (direct and indirect), high intensity radiated fields (HIRF), precipitation static (P-static), electrical bonding requirements, and requirements for electrical wiring interconnection system (EWIS).

Earn 31.5 classroom hours and 3.15 CEUs.

Who should attend?

This course is designed for all design engineering disciplines, project managers, project engineers and laboratory personnel whose aircraft system may require protection of the airplane's fuel system from ignition/explosion.

$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)

Register for Introduction to Fuel Tank Safety and Ignition Prevention: Design, Certification and Compliance

Instructor: Pierre Trudel
November 2-6, 2026, 2026
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. on Friday

This course develops the skills necessary to write and review system safety assessments for regulatory compliance to 14CFR 2X.1309 and 23.2510. Class participants are walked through the evolution of the safety rule and specific techniques for compliance through a comprehensive look at the regulations and current regulatory guidance. In-depth reviews of industry standards in system safety such as SAE ARP4761A and SAE ARP4754B, and ASTM F3230-17 followed by exercises, examples, and class discussions strengthens the students understanding of safety for compliance. By the end of the class, students gain the ability to develop meaningful system safety requirements, design safety compliant systems and equipment, and improve their skills in developing system safety compliance documentation.

Earn 31.5 classroom hours and 3.15 CEUs.

Who should attend?

This course is intended for anyone involved in the regulatory compliance aspects of system safety. It is specifically designed for Parts 23, 25, 27 and 29 system certification engineers, system designers, FAA Designated Engineering Representatives (DERs), ODA Unit Members (UM), system safety engineers, engineering leadership, and military personnel procuring civil equipment.

$2,595 (early registration)
$2,795 (regular registration)

Register for System Safety Assessment for Commercial Aircraft Certification