Students learn the flight control systems for fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft, rotorcraft aerodynamics, rotor drive system vibration and inspection, and the procedures of flight control rigging. They identify and mitigate risks associated with working around helicopter blades during ground operations, the use and interpretation of cable tensiometers, and the selection and use of lifting equipment used to move aircraft components into place for assembly. Students remove and reinstall a primary flight control surface, explain procedures to track and balance a rotor system, and adjust push-pull flight control systems.