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About the Course

The Aircraft Electrical and Lightning Protection course is a premier comprehensive certification course that discusses all aspects related to certification, design, and testing from an engineering/DER perspective.

Course topics include:

  • Why Aircraft Electrical and Electronic System Lightning Protection has become important
  • Why certification efforts are required by the FAA
  • How to design and plan to meet these requirements.

The course covers FAA regulations, Advisory Circulars, ARPs and DO-160, and explains how they apply to Aircraft Electrical and Electronic System Lightning Protection certification. Areas include: 

  • Attachment zones
  • Equipment and functional critically (safety assessment)
  • Aircraft level test methods and interpretation
  • Bench-level equipment test methods and levels