Aviation I

Aviation I introduces students in grades 7 & 8 to the field of aviation, its history, the principles of flight, flight simulation, along with the opportunity to fly a plane with a certified flight instructor. The many career opportunities available in the aviation industry are discussed.

	1st Week — Discovering Aviation and Aerodynamic Principles   Extras What is Aviation? Who were the Wright Brothers? The WrightBrothers & experiments in flight, categories of aircraft, the structure of aircraft, the four forces of flight (weight, thrust, lift, drag), Bernoulli’s Principle.
	2nd Week — Discovering Aviation – Learning to Control Flight   Extras Early controls – problems in flight, three axes of flight, control surfaces, weight & balance, flight instruments – the six pack.
	3rd Week — The Golden Age Of Aviation: 1920-1939   Extras The barnstormers, air racing, flying women, exploration through aviation, spanning the world – airlines and the flying boats.
	4th Week — NEAM Field Trip   Extras  Field Trip to New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, CT
	5th Week — Flight Simulation I – Getting Acquainted   Extras Understanding the Cessna 172, & how it works, computer simulation from a recorded flight instructor, practice straight & level, turns, climbs, and slow flight. Learn and identify the function of flight instruments on the panel. Learn to takeoff, approach, and land in your 1st solo flight.
	6th Week — Flight Simulation II – First Solo Flight   Extras Learn to takeoff, approach, and land in your 1st solo flight.
	7th Week — Communications & Control Tower   Extras  Transceivers, VHF radio, using the radio, phonetic alphabet, flight radar, transponder codes.
	8th Week — Precision Engineering   Extras With a technical high school visit, learn about manufacturing, engineering and aviation maintenance careers, and the benefits of a technical education.
	9th Week — Precision Manufacturing   Extras Field trip to a precision manufacturing company.
	10th Week — Program Review Review history, aerodynamic principles, aviation systems, engineering & manufacturing careers, educational pathways to these careers, and other important facts.
	11th Week — Final Exam
	12th Week — Flight Day FLIGHT DAY Checking Weather and Winds, Adjusting Headings, ETA’s and fuel burned, Piloting Aircraft Cross Country following the plan created, debriefing the flight with other students and the CFI.