Welcome to Mr. Wensley's General Aviation Course!

Monday to Friday
D-block 1315 - 1420 hrs
E-block 1425 - 1530 hrs
Aviation Building

This course is an exciting exploration in the world of General Aviation and Airframe Basics. Students will learn about: Aviation Careers; History; Science of Flight; Aircraft Design, Construction, and Flight Testing; Basic Rocketry and Altitude Testing; Wake Turbulence and Wind Tunnel Testing. Along the way we will learn about human factors such as passengers, pilot fatigue, maintenance errors, and accidents. These topics are just a few of the many in depth discoveries we will make while exploring the world of Human Powered Flight.

Along the way we will enjoy many practical or 'hands on' projects. Students will build his or her own powered Model Aircraft. The models will be flight tested, and balance and weight tested to determine its Center of Gravity (COG). During the Science of Flight Unit, students will design and construct a wing out of card stock paper to demonstrate Bernoulli's Principle in the Mini Wind Tunnel which students will also design and construct. During the Rocketry Unit, students will design, construct, launch and test their own water bottle rockets. There is also a Flight Simulator that will be used for flight training. This course is going to be an endless explosion of fun and discovery. Please be on time.

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Sunday, February 6, 2011

1)e) Types of Aircraft: Civilian and Military, Friday February 11, 2011

ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING:
Q: Do you know how many different types of aircraft there are?

ASSESSMENT AS LEARNING:
Students will read about the six (6) Aircraft Classes and Categories discussed in From the Ground Up. Students will use a graphic organizer to record the information they find in the textbook.

ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING:
Students will match the six (6) Aircraft Classes and Categories with its pictorial depiction and be able to describe each one by giving its definition in a short paragraph.

Graphic Organizer Template:



ACTIVATE:
Students will be introduced to what is called the 'bible of flight school'.  The Textbook for this course, From The Ground Up, by "Sandy" A.F. MacDonald, 2000 is distributed amongst the class.  Students will read p5 "So You Want to Be a Pilot," and discuss all the variables involved in learning how to fly.

ACQUIRE:
Students will read pp19-20 to learn about Aircraft Classes and Categories. 
Students will use a graphic organizer to record the information they find in the textbook.

APPLY:
Students will be shown a Teacher Prepared Slideshow of the different types of aircraft.  Students must match the aircraft with its correct Class and Category.  Students will then identify each Aircraft Class and Categories while giving its definition in a short paragraph.



MATCH EACH AIRCRAFT WITH ITS CLASS AND CATEGORY


i)
Aircraft Name: F-18 Hornet
Aircraft Class and Categories: 
Description:


ii)
Aircraft Name: STOL CH 801
Aircraft Class and Categories: 
Description:


iii)
Aircraft Name: Ultralight Seaplane 
Aircraft Class and Categories: 
Description:


iv)
Aircraft Name:  PILATUS
Aircraft Class and Categories: 
Description:


v)
Aircraft Name:  Airbus
Aircraft Class and Categories: 
Description:


vi)
Aircraft Name:  Agusta Westland AW101 Helicopter
Aircraft Class and Categories: 
Description:


vii)
Aircraft Name: 
Aircraft Class and Categories: 
Description:


viii)
Aircraft Name:  Beechcraft 1900D
Aircraft Class and Categories: 
Description:


ix)
Aircraft Name:  Boeing 767
Aircraft Class and Categories: 
Description:


x)
Aircraft Name: Extra Flugzeugbau EA300
Aircraft Class and Categories: 
Description:
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