Aviation II

A High School Aviation Program Emphasizing Navigation

Sep 23 -30 — Flight Simulation experience: Piloting
Oct 7 — Flight Simulation experience: Navigation.
Oct 7 – Nov 11 — Flight Day: Each student on teams of two follows a leg of their flight plan developed in the classroom.
TBD — Engineering Shadow Day Field Trip
STEM education is reinforced through an in-depth visit to a facility like Sikorsky, UTC Aerospace Systems, or Kaman. Students shadow engineers in their facilities and are able to observe engineers using Computer Aided Design (CAD) programs and discuss how to solve design problems.

Sep 23 — Review of Aerodynamic Principles

What allows aircraft to fly and how they are controlled [B1 – B13, B28 – B36]
Pilot Licenses, ratings, FAA certifications [F1 – F19]
Navigation charts and symbols, true and Magnetic north orientation, airways and intersections [J1 – J16, N11 – N20]
VFR pilotage and dead reckoning [K1, N9]

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Sep 30, Oct 14 — Cross Country Navigation

Weather briefings for pilots and flight service stations [M1 – M9]
Plotting courses, measuring direction, distance, time, fuel burned [N31 – N34]
National airspace and places you can and cannot fly [I1 – I36]
Teams create a cross country trip by selecting a destination, routes, and waypoints
Using plotting tools, charts, aircraft performance tables and winds [N9 – N24]
Creating a flight log [N10]
Communications, radio rules, talking to the tower and ATC [H1 – H8]
Radio navigation including VOR/DME and GPS [K1 – K27]

Nov 4 — STEM Engineering Careers & Aviation Physiology

Oct 7 — Primary flight instruction

Oct 21 — Rotary Wing Aircraft – Helicopters – MA State Police helicopter static display

Nov 11 — F-15’s ANG visit

Oct 28 — Careers