Aviation High School’s Federal Aviation Administration Program Regulations and Information

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) School Certification: Aviation High School is a certified Aviation Maintenance Technician School in accordance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations 14 CFR, Part 147.

Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) refers to a licensed qualification for carrying out aircraft maintenance. Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (AMTs) inspect and perform or supervise maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration of aircraft and aircraft systems. For persons who hold an AMT certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, rules for certification and for certificate-holders, are detailed in Subpart D of Part 65 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs). Visit the Federal Aviation Administration website for specific program certification requirements - www.faa.gov.

The US licensed qualification is also referred to by the FAA as the Airframe and Powerplant Certifications (A&P).

Aviation High School Certification Offerings:

  • Airframe – certification required when working on aircraft structures, systems, and components.

  • Powerplant – certification required when working on powerplants (engines) and powerplant systems and components.

Both licenses require the completion of the FAA General curriculum before a student may be certified in either Airframe or Powerplant.

Aviation High School Federal Aviation Administration Program Overview: Aviation High School’s aviation maintenance technician courses follow the guidelines within the FAA Airman Certification Standards (ACS) which provides the layout of our FAA coursework.

Aviation High School courses are organized into segmented courses called rotations. Each rotation is made up of one or more specific FAA license areas that is required for General, Airframe, or Powerplant license completion.

  • 9th Year – All courses are organized into two half year courses. Students do not rotate within the term in the 9th year. Students will complete four FAA General areas by the end of the year.

  • 10th Year – All courses are organized into eight 20-day rotations starting in September and ending in June. Students will complete eight FAA General areas by the end of the year.

  • 11th Year – All courses are organized into two half year courses. Students do not rotate within the term in the 11th year. Students will complete four FAA Airframe and two FAA Powerplant areas by the end of the year.

  • 12th Year – All courses are organized into 40-day rotations. Students will rotate through four FAA Advanced Airframe OR four FAA Advanced Powerplant areas. Students may only take one license area (Airframe or Powerplant) in the senior year.
  • 5th Year (Optional and Available through Application and Ranking Selection Process) – All courses are organized into 40-day rotations. Students will rotate through four FAA Airframe OR four FAA Powerplant areas. Students may only take the license area (Airframe or Powerplant) that they did not receive in their senior year.


Minimum Passing Grade & Grading Policy:

For a license area (rotation) requirement to be certified for FAA completion a student must:

  • Earn a grade of 70 or better in the license area (rotation) according to the following grading components.

    • Quiz(zes), Homework & Notebook: 25%

    • Final Exam: 25%
    • Lab Projects: 50%

  • Additionally, a student may not be absent or late for more than 10% of the course. Students absence for 10% or more of a rotation will automatically fail the course for FAA licensing purposes.

It is important to note that all FAA subject areas must be completed and passed with a minimum final course grade of 70% or better in order to receive FAA certification. In addition, final exams will be administered at the end of each FAA subject area and must also meet the minimum passing grade of 70% or better.


FAA Coursework Make-Up Options: Failed rotations are made up according to the following guidelines:

  • Failed coursework (final class grade of 50-69) may be remediated during evening, Saturday academy, or summer school. When remediating coursework, students must attend and complete the program from beginning to end. All required projects and/or projects previously completed will not be permitted. Note: when remediating coursework, the highest passing grade a student may earn is a 70%.

  • Students with final class grades (0-49) must see the assistant principal for FAA approval in order to remediate any coursework during summer school. FAA approval will be required for remediation outside of summer school and will be evaluated on a case by case basis.

  • Students who fail 1-2 rotations (final grades 50-69) may remediate coursework via evening school or Saturday academy.

  • Students who fail 3-4 rotations (final grade 50-69) may only remediate coursework via summer school.

FAA Final Exam Make-Up Options:

  • Final exam remediation will take place during pre-selected dates during the school year. Students should anticipate testing on Saturday final exam dates from October through May. Note: maximum number of retakes = 2.

  • Students must register in advance for final exam remediation. Walk-ins will not be permitted. (Note: Please listen for final exam registration period during third period announcements.)

  • Students must meet the following deadlines in order to remediate all coursework/final exams.

    • 9th year coursework exams remediation deadline: September 1st of their junior year.
    • 10th year coursework/exams remediation deadline: September 1st of their senior year.
    • 11th year coursework/exams remediation deadline: September 1st of their senior year.
    • 12th year coursework/exams remediation deadline: May 15th of their senior year.
    • 5th year coursework/exams remediation deadline May 15th of their 5th year.


Aviation High School’s FAA Transcript: All FAA coursework will be recorded on each student’s FAA Transcript. Aviation High School FAA transcripts can be found at: https://services.jumpro.pe/app/parent/aviationhs or on the school’s website, www.aviationhs.net.


FAA License Area Examination Requirements: All students must take the following examinations to earn their Airframe and/or Powerplant certification:

  • FAA Qualifying Exam (administered in May):

A one-time retake may be administered in August (budget permitting). A student who fails the Qualifying Exam a second time (in August) will be required to take a remediation course before sitting for a retest after the second exam attempt. A student must wait for the August Qualifying Exam if absent from the May Qualifying Exam.

    • General Exam:

      • Number of Questions: 60 multiple-choice questions
      • Passing score: 85% or higher

    • Airframe Exam:

      • Number of Questions: 100 multiple-choice questions
      • Passing score: 85% or higher
    • Powerplant Exam:

      • Number of Questions: 100 multiple-choice questions
      • Passing score: 85% or higher

  • FAA Written Exam (administered in June):

    • General Exam:

      • Number of Questions: 60 multiple-choice questions
      • Passing score: 70% or higher
    • Airframe Exam:

      • Number of Questions: 100 multiple-choice questions
      • Passing score: 70% or higher

    • Powerplant Exam:

      • Number of Questions: 100 multiple-choice questions
      • Passing score: 70% or higher

  • FAA Oral and Practical Exam (scheduled for one-on-one testing starting in July):

    • Once a student passes their General and Airframe or General and Powerplant written exams the student will be scheduled to take the practical exam with an FAA certified Designated Mechanic Examiner (DME).

    • Important Note: Areas of the FAA Written Exam that a student does not do well on will be a focus of the FAA Oral and Practical Exam. Students are to review the FAA Written Test results to determine the areas to focus on for the FAA Oral and Practical Exam.

  • A practical exam may take a student four to six hours for one exam (Seven to 12 hours for two exams).

  • Practical exams cost:

    • Cost of One Test (General, Airframe, or Powerplant): $400

    • Cost of Two Exams (General and Airframe or Powerplant): $750

    • Retesting Costs Per Number or Areas to be Retested:

      • Oral Make-Up: $100

      • Practical Make-Up: $45 per practical project.

Once a student passes all required FAA required courses and license examinations they will receive their FAA Airframe or Powerplant certificate from the FAA.

Aviation Maintenance Program Contact Information:

Mr. Mario Cotumaccio

FAA Liaison & Assistant Principal of Airframe and Powerplant (11th & 12th Year)

Room 113

mcotumaccio@schools.nyc.gov

(718) 361-2032, extension 1131

 

Mr. Giovannie Sosa

Assistant Principal of General (9th and 10th Year)

Room 109

gsosa@schools.nyc.gov

(718) 361-2032, extension 1091                                                                                          

 

***Revised 09-20-2024

Federal Aviation Administration References

The links below include important FAA regulations and publications that are required references or important resources in every course.

Aircraft Handbooks and Manuals: https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aircraft/

Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook General (2018): https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aircraft/media/amt_general_handbook.pdf

Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook Airframe - Volume 1 and 2 (2012): https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aircraft/amt_airframe_handbook/

Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook Powerplant - Volume 1 (2012): https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aircraft/media/FAA-H-8083-32-AMT-Powerplant-Vol-1.pdf

Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook Powerplant - Volume 2 (2012): https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aircraft/media/FAA-H-8083-32-AMT-Powerplant-Vol-2.pdf

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