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FAMILIARIZATION COURSE
AFM-100 Conducted at Customer Location
AFM-101 Conducted at the Boeing Mesa Site
OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this course is to provide a top-level overview of the features, capabilities and systems
of the AH-64A Apache Attack Helicopter
RECOMMENDED FOR:
Managers, staff planners, and supervisory personnel
PREREQUISITES:
Not Applicable
COURSE CONTENT:
Course content consists of the purpose, location, description and operation of the AH-64A
Mechanical, Electrical, Communication, Navigation, Weapons and Sighting Systems.
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MODEL AH-64A Course Length: 3 Weeks (120 Hours)
OBJECTIVE:
This course provides aircraft technicians with the skills and knowledge required to successfully
perform unit maintenance tasks on the AH-64A Apache Helicopter mechanical systems.
RECOMMENDED FOR:
Supervisory personnel and unit level repair technicians
PREREQUISITES:
Students should meet the skill and experience requirements as defined in Table 1.
COURSE CONTENT:
This course provides the aircraft technician with knowledge of the major assemblies, subassemblies,
and line replaceable units for AH-64A Helicopter mechanical systems. Discussions encompass
applicable Peculiar Ground Support Equipment (PGSE), technical manuals, helicopter systems
operation, helicopter systems/component identification, fault detection and isolation techniques, and
appropriate corrective actions.
Comprehensive classroom coverage consists of the purpose, location description and operation of the
various AH-64A mechanical systems, which consist of Airframe, Landing Gear, Brakes, Electrical
Power Generation System, Fuel System, Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), Engines, Hydraulics,
Pressurized Air System, Utility Systems, Environmental Control System, Flight Controls, Rotors and
Drives.
The practical exercises provide students hands-on experience performing system and component
identification, servicing and adjustment technique identification, aircraft inspections and systems
operation. The students will perform electrical system power-up and power-down procedures, APU
operation and helicopter systems operation.
AH-64A Mechanical Systems Course Syllabus
OBJECTIVE:
This course will provide aircraft technicians with the skills and knowledge required to successfully
perform unit maintenance tasks on the AH-64A Apache Helicopter avionics systems.
RECOMMENDED FOR:
Supervisory personnel and unit level repair technicians.
PREREQUISITES:
Students should meet the skill and experience requirements as defined in Table 1.
COURSE CONTENT:
This course will provide the aircraft technician with knowledge of the major assemblies,
subassemblies, and line replaceable units for AH-64A Helicopter avionics systems. Discussions will
cover applicable peculiar ground support equipment and technical manuals, helicopter avionics
systems/components operation, identification, fault detection and isolation techniques and appropriate
corrective actions.
Comprehensive classroom discussions will include electrical power application and the purpose,
location, description and operation of AH-64A Multiplex, Navigation, Communication and Aircraft
Survivability Equipment (ASE) systems.
Practical exercises will consist of fault detection and isolation procedures, and removal and
installation of selected avionics systems components.
AH-64A Avionics Systems Course Syllabus
OBJECTIVE:
This course will provide aircraft technicians with skills and knowledge required to successfully
perform unit maintenance tasks on the AH-64A Apache Helicopter electrical systems.
RECOMMENDED FOR:
Supervisory personnel and unit level repair technicians.
PREREQUISITES:
Students should meet the skill and experience requirements as defined in Table 1.
COURSE CONTENT:
This course will provide the aircraft technician with knowledge of the major assemblies,
subassemblies, and line replaceable units associated with AH-64A Helicopter electrical systems.
Discussions will include applicable peculiar ground support equipment and technical manuals,
helicopter electrical systems/components operation, identification, fault detection and isolation
techniques, and appropriate corrective actions.
Comprehensive academic instruction will encompass Electrical Power Generation and Distribution,
Digital Automatic Stabilization Equipment (DASE), Stabilator Control System, Interior/Exterior
Lighting, Fire Detection and Extinguishing System, and electrical interfaces for the
Engines/Auxiliary Power Unit, Instruments, Fuel, Hydraulics, Pressurized Air and Environmental
Control System.
Practical exercises will consist of fault detection and isolation procedures, and removal and
installation of selected components of the systems listed above.
AH-64A Electrical Systems Course Syllabus
OBJECTIVE:
This course will provide aircraft technicians with the skills and knowledge required to successfully
perform unit maintenance tasks on the AH-64A Apache Helicopter armament systems.
RECOMMENDED FOR:
Supervisory personnel and unit level repair technicians.
PREREQUISITES:
Students should meet the skill and experience requirements as defined in Table 1.
COURSE CONTENT:
This course will provide the aircraft technician with knowledge of the major assemblies,
subassemblies, and line replaceable units for AH-64A Helicopter armament systems. Discussions
will cover applicable peculiar ground support equipment and technical manuals, helicopter armament
systems operation, component identification, fault detection and isolation techniques, and appropriate
corrective actions.
Comprehensive academic instruction will encompass purpose, location, description and operation of
AH-64A armament systems/components. This includes Electrical Power Application, 30-mm Gun,
External Stores System, AGM-114 HELLFIRE Modular Missile Systems and Aerial Rocket Control
Systems.
Practical exercises will consist of disassembly and assembly of the 30-mm gun, gun turret and
ammunition handling system, and uploading and downloading of the 30-mm gun, missiles and
rockets. Fault detection and isolation of the external stores system, gun system, HELLFIRE modular
missile systems and aerial rocket control system will be performed.
AH-64A Armament Systems Course Syllabus
OBJECTIVE:
This course will provide aircraft technicians with the skills and knowledge required to successfully
perform unit maintenance tasks on the AH-64A Apache Helicopter sight systems.
RECOMMENDED FOR:
Supervisory personnel and unit level repair technicians.
PREREQUISITES:
Students should meet the skill and experience requirements as defined in Table 1.
COURSE CONTENT:
This course will provide the aircraft technician with knowledge of the major assemblies,
subassemblies, and line replaceable units for AH-64A Helicopter sighting systems. Discussions will
include applicable peculiar ground support equipment and technical manuals, helicopter armament
systems/components operation, identification, fault detection and isolation techniques, and
appropriate corrective actions.
Comprehensive classroom instruction will encompass electrical power application and the purpose,
location, description and operation of AH-64A Target Acquisition and Designation Sight (TADS),
Pilot Night Vision Sensor (PNVS) and the Integrated Helmet And Display Sight System (IHADSS).
Practical exercises will consist of removal, disassembly and assembly of the TADS/PNVS turret, and
disassembly/assembly of the TADS/PNVS. Fault detection and isolation procedures and boresighting
procedures for TADS/PNVS and IHADSS will be performed.
AH-64A Sighting Systems Course Syllabus
ELECTRICAL/ARMAMENT/SIGHTING
SYSTEMS TRANSITION COURSE
AAB-251
OBJECTIVE:
This course will provide aircraft technicians with the skills and knowledge required to successfully
perform unit maintenance tasks on the AH-64A Apache Helicopter electrical, navigation, multiplex,
sighting and armament systems.
RECOMMENDED FOR:
Supervisory personnel and unit level repair technicians
PREREQUISITES:
Students should meet the skill and experience requirements as defined in Table 1.
COURSE CONTENT:
This course will provide the aircraft technician with knowledge of the major assemblies,
subassemblies, and line replaceable units for AH-64A Helicopter electrical, navigation, multiplex,
sighting and armament systems. Comprehensive discussions will include applicable peculiar ground
support equipment and technical manuals, helicopter component location and identification; system
operation, identification, fault detection and isolation techniques and appropriate corrective actions.
Practical exercises will consist of Maintenance Operational Checks (MOCs) and fault detection and
isolation procedures for the electrical, navigation, multiplex, sighting and armament systems;
removal, disassembly, assembly and installation of the 30 MM Gun, gun turret and magazine; and
boresighting the AH-64A weapons and sighting systems.
AH-64A Apache Electrical/Armament/Sighting Systems
Transition Course Outline
Practical
Conference
Title Exercise Total Hours
Hours
Hours
Helicopter Familiarization 3 1 4
Technical Manuals 1 0 1
Safety 1 1 2
Power Generation & Distribution 5 2 7
Multiplex System 16 4 20
Heading Attitude Reference Set (HARS) 1 1 2
Lightweight Doppler Navigation System (LDNS) 1 1 2
Embedded Global Inertial (EGI) Navigation System 4 2 6
Radar Altimeter 1 1 2
Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) 1 1 2
Environmental Control System (ECS) Electrical Interface 1 1 2
Interior and Exterior Lighting System 1 1 2
Utility Electrical Systems 2 2 4
Engine and APU Electrical Interface/Fire Detection,
5 3 8
Caution/Warning Systems
Fuel System 3 2 5
Air Data System 2 1 3
Digital Automatic Stabilization Equipment (DASE) 3 4 7
Stabilator Control System 2 2 4
Video Display Unit (VDU) 1 1 2
Integrated Helmet and Display Sight System (IHADSS) 1 2 3
Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision
8 4 12
System (TADS/PNVS)
Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) 1 1 2
Area Weapon System (AWS) 8 10 18
External Stores System (ESS) 1 1 2
Aerial Rocket Control System (ARCS) 1 1 2
Point Target Weapon System (PTWS) 2 2 4
Boresighting 1 7 8
TOTAL 77 59 136