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

Introduction to General Aviation & Airframe Basics 20s, Tuesday February 8, 2011.




 
Course Outline:
This course is an exciting Introduction to General Aviation and Airframe Basics.  Within the Aviation Industry, there are many job opportunities that exist.[1]  The following list of Careers in Aviation will be researched and explored:
Pilot
AME
Avionics Electronics Technician
Flight Service Specialist
Air Traffic Controller
Airport Operations and Other Terminal Jobs
NavCanada[2]
SAR Tech and Other Military Aviation
Air Ambulence
                                                                                         /10 marks
           
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This course also covers a range of topics in Aviation Theory and Meteorology including:
1) General Aircraft Knowledge:                                         /20 marks
Milestones in Aviation History                                              
Types of Aircraft                                                                   
            Civilian and Military                                                  
2) Theory of Flight:                                                           /20 marks
            Principles and Experimentation
3) Airframe Basics:                                                           /40 marks
Aircraft Components, Propulsion and Instruments
Aircraft Design, Construction
Flight Testing Your Own Powered Model Aircraft  
4) Rocket Science                                                            /30 marks
                        Bottle Rocket Project
5) Wake Turbulence[3]                                                    /40 marks
            Wing Design
            Mini Wind Tunnel Testing
6) Weather Hazards and Alerting Services                        /10 marks        
7) ATC Rules and Procedures                                          /10 marks        
ATC Communications
8) Topographic Cartography                                             /10 marks
9) Human Factors                                                             /10 marks
            Accidents and Fatigue
                                                                                                           /200 marks

The course will include guest speakers from within Thompson’s Aviation Industry.  Students will visit the Airport to observe Airport Operations and Other Terminal Jobs.
This course has 10 Units plus a Careers Exploration.  Each Theory Unit including Careers will finish with a mini test to determine student learning.  The practical components will each involve a student project which must be completed to pass the course.


Resources:

From the Ground Up by Sandy A. F. Macdonald (Author)  Twenty-Eighth Millennium Edition, 2000.

Internet, Movies, Videos, Slideshows, Guest Speakers, Demonstrations

All Model Aircraft, Bottle Rocket (excluding 2 litre plastic bottles and old CD’s), and Mini Wind Tunnel Testing Materials are provided.
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