AERN 420 - Missionary Aviation

(2 hours) Prerequisite: AERN 373L. Corequisite: AERN 421L. The course provides the aspiring missionary aviator the foundational understanding of basic missionary aviation skills. The course will review basic missionary aviation theory as practiced by The Jungle Aviation and Radio Service (JAARS), to include examination of their mission, history and the required knowledge, skills and attributes (KSAs). Specifically, students will prepare for work within missionary aviation as both professional practitioners of aviation and as emissaries for the Word of God through the dissemination of Bibles world-wide. Students will study International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) practices and procedures, flight operations into remote landing sites, Single-Pilot Resource Management (SRM) and solo pilot operations. Students will study tailwheel, short takeoff and landing (STOL), turboprop and short-field, soft-field and rough-field operations, and will be required to demonstrate proficiency in these skills within the associated flight lab (AERN 421L). As schedule and resources permit, students will hear from guest speakers from JAARS and/or will take a class trip to JAARS headquarters in Waxhaw, NC for additional credit. This course cannot be challenged.