Aviation
Description
For most of history, people have dreamed of flying, imagining how it would feel to soar through the sky like an eagle or hover in midair like a hummingbird, to float on unseen currents, free of Earth’s constant tug, able to travel great distances and to rise above any obstacle. Today, through aviation, we can not only join the birds but also fly farther, faster, and higher than they ever could.
Prerequisites
2--Do ONE of following:
a. Build a model FPG-9. Get others in your troop or patrol to make their own model, then organize a competition to test the precision of flight and landing of the models.
b. Build a rubber-band driven balsa wood airplane. Fly the plane for 25 feet, with a successful take-off and landing.
c. Build(or obtain) a fuel-driven or battery-powered electric model aircraft or drone. Obtain the Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST) certification, and fly the aircraft with a successful take-off and landing.
3--Do TWO of the following:
a. Using a flight simulator software package, set a course and fly the headings you have established with a successful take-off and landing.
b. Under supervision, perform a preflight inspection of an aircraft.
c. Observe and/or participate in an aircraft maintenance activity. Describe the maintenance schedule and requirements for an aircraft of your choice.
d. Obtain and learn how to read an aeronautical chart. Measure a true course on the chart; correct it for magnetic variation, compass deviation, and wind drift to determine navigational heading for an aircraft.
e. With your parents or guardian's permission, take a discovery flight in an aircraft. Record the date, place, type of aircraft, and duration of flight. Report on your impressions of the flight.
4-- Aiport Operations, Do ONE of the following:
a. Visit an airport. After the visit, report on how the facilities are used, how runways are numbered, and how runways are determined to be "active."
b. Visit a Federal Aviation Administration facility: Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT), Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON), Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), or Flight Standards District Office (FSDO). Report on the operation and your impressions of the facility.
c. Visit a military aviation facility. Learn how that facility supports defense and/or civilian activities. Report on the operation and your impressions of the facility.
d. Visit an aviation museum or attend an air show. Report on your impressions of the museum or show, and what you learned from the experience.
All pre-requisites can be emailed to Karen Meury at kjmeury@earthlink.net. Please make sure to include your parent or scoutmaster in your emails to maintain requirements for SYT.
a. Build a model FPG-9. Get others in your troop or patrol to make their own model, then organize a competition to test the precision of flight and landing of the models.
b. Build a rubber-band driven balsa wood airplane. Fly the plane for 25 feet, with a successful take-off and landing.
c. Build(or obtain) a fuel-driven or battery-powered electric model aircraft or drone. Obtain the Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST) certification, and fly the aircraft with a successful take-off and landing.
3--Do TWO of the following:
a. Using a flight simulator software package, set a course and fly the headings you have established with a successful take-off and landing.
b. Under supervision, perform a preflight inspection of an aircraft.
c. Observe and/or participate in an aircraft maintenance activity. Describe the maintenance schedule and requirements for an aircraft of your choice.
d. Obtain and learn how to read an aeronautical chart. Measure a true course on the chart; correct it for magnetic variation, compass deviation, and wind drift to determine navigational heading for an aircraft.
e. With your parents or guardian's permission, take a discovery flight in an aircraft. Record the date, place, type of aircraft, and duration of flight. Report on your impressions of the flight.
4-- Aiport Operations, Do ONE of the following:
a. Visit an airport. After the visit, report on how the facilities are used, how runways are numbered, and how runways are determined to be "active."
b. Visit a Federal Aviation Administration facility: Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT), Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON), Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), or Flight Standards District Office (FSDO). Report on the operation and your impressions of the facility.
c. Visit a military aviation facility. Learn how that facility supports defense and/or civilian activities. Report on the operation and your impressions of the facility.
d. Visit an aviation museum or attend an air show. Report on your impressions of the museum or show, and what you learned from the experience.
All pre-requisites can be emailed to Karen Meury at kjmeury@earthlink.net. Please make sure to include your parent or scoutmaster in your emails to maintain requirements for SYT.