Course Description

NCATT AET Online Certification Course

Complete Preparation for the Aircraft Electronics Technician Exam

This comprehensive online course is designed to fully prepare students for the NCATT Aircraft Electronics Technician (AET) certification, covering all 72 subject areas outlined in the NCATT AET standard. Whether you’re beginning a career in avionics or seeking certification to validate your expertise, this course offers in-depth instruction, real-world applications, and expert guidance aligned with industry expectations.

Course Highlights:

  • Covers all 72 NCATT AET subject areas

  • Hybrid course with a self-paced format, then transition to custom instructor led element on Zoom

  • Includes technical theory, applied concepts, and practice assessments

  • Designed by a certified AET instructor with 45+ years of aviation experience

  • Aligned with FAA general subject requirements and industry best practices

Topics Include:

  • Basic AC/DC Electrical Theory and Circuit Analysis

  • Digital Electronics, Logic, and Microprocessor Fundamentals

  • RF Communications, Antennas, and Signal Propagation

  • Aircraft Wiring Practices and Schematic Interpretation

  • Connectors, Shielding, Bonding, and Grounding

  • Maintenance Documentation, Regulations, and Human Factors

  • Test Equipment, Troubleshooting, and System Integration

Each module features clear explanations, visual aids, and knowledge checks to ensure full comprehension. At the end of the course, students will have the knowledge and confidence needed to successfully pass the NCATT AET exam and begin or advance their career as a certified avionics technician.

Ideal for:

  • Aviation maintenance professionals pursuing certification

  • Avionics technicians preparing for Part 145 or OEM roles

  • Employers seeking qualified candidates with verifiable skillsets

  • Students in FAA-approved training programs or transitioning military personnel

Join today and earn a nationally recognized credential that proves your foundational avionics knowledge and enhances your credibility in the aviation industry.

Lead Instructor/ Author Bruce Bessette

Bruce is an NCATT Senior Instructor who has over 36 years of avionic and maintenance experience. Starting with the US Air Force then America West then Southwest Airline Bruce worked for the Federal Aviation Administration as an Aviation Safety Inspector. While there he performed certification and surveillance of FAR 145 Repair Stations, FAR 121/135 Air Carrier and performed over 100 aircraft accident investigations. He had been instrumental in assisting in the converting all sizes of Repair Station to the new FAR 145 Standards. In addition to these assigned duties, he would volunteer his time with the FAA FAST Team and put on many public presentations on varied subjects such as GPS certifications, Repair and Alteration processes and the RSVM standards. He was instrumental in establishing the Greater Southwest IA Symposium and has made a point to provide a presentation for the last 21 years. After retiring from the FAA, he became an instructor at Pima Community College in Tucson, AZ and developed the avionics program. When accepting the teaching position, he discovered that there were very few textbooks in Avionics in general and none about the NCATT AET certificate. In the eight years since the Avionics program began, Bruce addition to honing his classroom skills, he has written numerous textbooks that help support the field of Avionics. These books include an NCATT AET review textbook and companion workbook. Since the start of the program, most all of his students have gone on to great jobs at companies such as Bombardier, Universal Avionics, Alaska Airlines, SkyWest and Mesa Airlines just to name a few.

Course curriculum

    1. Introduction NCATT AET Test Prep Course

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    2. NCATT AET Course introduction video

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    1. Chapter 1 Worksheet 1 Basic DC Terms

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    2. Worksheet 1 Knowledge Check - DC Terms

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    3. Chapter 1 Worksheet 2 Resistors

    4. Worksheet 2 Knowledge Check - Resistors

    5. Chapter 1 Section 3 worksheet 3 Introduction to Oms Law

    6. Worksheet 3 Knowledge Check - Ohms Law

    7. Chapter 3 Worksheet Answers

    8. Chapter 1 Section 4 Worksheet 4 Voltage Dividers

    9. Worksheet 4 Knowledge Check - Voltage Dividers

    10. Chapter 1 Section 5 worksheet 5 Series Circuit calculations

    11. Worksheet 5 Knowledge Check - Series Circuit Calculations

    12. Chapter 1 Section 6 Worksheet 6 calculating Parallel circuits

    13. Worksheet 6 Knowledge Check - Calculating parallel circuits

    14. Chapter 1 Section 7 Worksheet 7 Evaluating complex circuits

    15. Worksheet 7 Knowledge Check - Complex circuit calculations

    16. Answers to Chapter 1 Worksheets

    1. Section 1 Introduction to magnetism.

    2. Worksheet 8A Knowledge Check - Magnetism

    3. Section 1 Worksheet 8 - Introduction to AC terms and definitions.

    4. Worksheet 8 Knowledge Check - AC Terms

    5. Worksheet 9 - Introduction to EMF and Generators

    6. Worksheet 9 Knowledge Check - Batteries and Generators

    7. Worksheet 10 - The AC voltage waveform

    8. Worksheet 10 Knowledge check - The AC waveform

    9. Worksheet 11 - Calculating AC Circuits

    10. Worksheet 11 Knowledge check - Calculating AC circutis.

    11. Worksheet 12 - AC Phase Relationships

    12. Worksheet 12 Knowledge Check - AC Phase relationship

    13. Worksheet 13 - Introduction to RCL circuits.

    14. Worksheet 14 - Inductors

    15. Worksheet 14 Knowledge Check - Introduction to Inductors

    16. Worksheet 15 - Capacitors

    17. Worksheet 15 Knowledge Check - Capacitors

    18. Worksheet 16 - Capacitive and Inductive Reactance

    19. Worksheet 16 Knowledge Check Capacitive and Inductive Reactance

    20. Worksheet 17 Impedance in a Series RCL Circuit

    21. Worksheet 17 Knowledge Check - Series RCL circuits

    22. Worksheet 18 - Impedance in a parallel RCL circuits.

    23. Worksheet 19 - Resonance operations for RCL

    24. Worksheet 20 - Transformers

    25. Answers to Chapter 2 Worksheets

    1. Introduction to Chapter 3

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    2. Worksheet 21 - Introduction to Semiconductors

    3. Section 2 Worksheet 22 - The diodes

    4. Section 3 Worksheet 23 - Rectifiers

    5. Section 3 Worksheet 24 - Power Supply Filters

    6. Section 3 Worksheet 25- Varactor Diodes

    7. Section 3 Worksheet 26 - Introduction to Zener and Schottky Diodes

    8. Section 4 Worksheet 27 - Electronic Voltage Regulator Pt 1

    9. Section 4 Worksheet 27 revisited, Transistor Electronic Voltage regulator

    10. Section 6 Worksheet 28A - Field Effect Transistors

    11. Section 5 Worksheet 28 - Introduction to Transistors

    12. Section 4 Worksheet 29 - Introduction to the amplifier.

    13. Section 7 Worksheet 30 - Amplifier Configurations

    14. Section 7 Worksheet 31 - Controlling Bias ans Gain in an amplfier

    15. Section 7 Worksheet 32 - Classes of Amplifier Operation

    16. Section 7 Worksheet 33 - Tempurature or thermal stabilization of amplifiers

    17. Section 7 Worksheet 34 - Amplifier summary

    18. Section 7, Worksheet 35 - Amplifier Coupling

    19. Section 8, Worksheet 36 Introduction to Oscillators

    20. Section 8 Worksheet 37 - The Series-Fed Hartley Oscillator

    21. Section 8 Worksheet 38 - Crystal Controlled Oscillators

    22. Section 8 Worksheet 39 - Crystal Controlled Oscillators

    23. Section 9 Worksheet 40 - RF Filters

    24. Section 8 Worksheet 41- The Buffer, op and Multiplier Amplifiers.

    25. Section 10 Worksheet 42- Mulitvibrator and other wave generating devices.

    1. Introduction to Chapter 4

    2. Section 1 Worksheet 41 - Introduction to batteries Part One of Two

    3. Section 1 Worksheet 42 - Introduction to Batteries - Part Two of Two

    4. Section 1 Worksheet 43 The Lead-acid and NiCad Battery

    5. Section 1 Worksheet 44 - Aircraft Battery Maintenance

    6. Section 2 Worksheet 45 - Analog Switches

    7. Section 2, Worksheet 46 - Introduction to Relays Part one

    8. Section 2 Worksheet 46 - Electrical Sensors

    9. Section 3 Worksheet 47- Introduction to digital Number Systems

    10. Section 3 Worksheet 48 - Binary Addition and Subtraction

    11. Section 3 Worksheet 49 - Binary multiplication and division

    12. Section 4 worksheet 50- Introduction to Logic Gate and Boolean math

    13. Section 4 Worksheet 51 - Interpreting Logic Truth Tables

    14. Section 4 Worksheet 52- Flip Flops and Counters

    1. Section 1 worksheet 53 - Aircraft Wiring

    2. Section 2 Worksheet 54- Aircraft Blueprints and other Technical Drawings

    3. Section 3 Worksheet 55 - Reading Aircraft Type Diagrams and Charts

    4. Section 3 Worksheet 56 - Reading and Electrical and Mechanical Schematic

About this course

  • 3 x $600.00
  • 106 lessons
  • 11.5 hours of video content

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