「Fundamental Avionics」課程是美國Kansas大學每年開設的航太短期訓練計畫之一，提供航電工程師、電子測試實驗室人員、系統和飛航測試工程師、國家實驗室研究人員以及聯邦航空總署委任代表FAA Designated Engineering Representatives(DERs)的在職訓練。課程範圍從航空電子設備簡單的獨立系統到整合系統，以Albert Helfrick教授著作的Principles of Avionics第四版及Jeppesen’s Avionics Fundamentals兩本教科書為主，其理論基礎向為航空器設計所遵循及採用。本課程內容包含各項航電裝備原理及相關法規，摘要如下： Federal Aviation Regulations, FAR、European regulatory and advisory agencies、Radio navigation、Antennas Creation of Radio Beams、Non directional beacon、VHF Omni Range、Distance Measuring Equipment, DME、Long Range Navigation, LORAN、Instrument Landing Systems, ILS、Radar Altimeter、Ground proximity warning systems、Terrain Awareness and Warning System. TAWS、Satellite navigation、Global Positioning System, GPS、Secondary Radar, Mode A/C, Mode S 、Traffic Alert Collision Avoidance System, TCAS、Automatic Dependent Surveillance, Broadcast, ADSB、Weather Radar 、Lightning detection、Airborne communication、Aeronautical telecommunications network、Data busses/networking 、Compass/gyros 、Air data systems、Inertial navigation、Laser gyros、Random navigation, RNAV 、Required navigation performance, RNP Displays、Human factors、Electromagnetic compatibility 、High intensity radiated fields, HIRF、Lightning effects、Airborne environment, DO-160、Failure analysis、Safety assessment、Design assurance levels、Reliability prediction, MIL HDBK 217、Software considerations, DO-178、Hardware considerations, DO-254、Flight data recorder、Cockpit voice recorder等。