This particularly suits maintenance engineer students on an EASA Part-66 or FAR-147 courses, and now includes integrated modular avionics, cabin systems, and aircraft information systems; together with examples from the latest Airbus and Boeing systems, and updates to data buses and integrated circuits. Plus resources on www.66web.co.uk

With a life-long interest in aviation and electronics, Mike Tooley has over thirty years of experience teaching electronics and avionics to engineers and technicians. Previously he was Head of Engineering, Dean of Faculty and Vice Principal at Brooklands College, and he currently works as a consultant and freelance technical author. In recent years, Mike has worked with City & Guilds, EDEXCEL and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to develop curriculum and assessment materials for a wide range of courses and academic levels.

1. Introduction. 2. Number Systems. 3. Data Conversion. 4. Data Buses. 5. Logic Circuits. 6. Computers. 7. The CPU. 8. Integrated Circuits. 9. MSI Logic. 10. Fibre Optics. 11. Displays. 12. ESD. 13. Software. 14. EMC. 15. Avionic Systems. 16. Aircraft Data Networks and AFDX. 17. Large-Scale Logic Systems and VHDL.
18. Integrated Modular Avionics. 19. Cabin Systems. 20. Aircraft Information Systems. Appendix 1. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Appendix 2. Revision Papers. Appendix 3. Answers. Appendix 4. Serial Data Communications: RS-232. Appendix 5. Decimal, Octal, Hexadecimal, Binary and ASCII Values.