Aviation. Stage. 3 Activity Pack. Hertfordshire Scouts Air Activities Team.

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1 Aviation Skills Badge Stage 3 Activity Pack Hertfordshire Scouts Air Activities Team

2 Air Activities Badge Stage 3 Requirements Learn the rules for access to an airfield. Draw a diagram or make a model of an airfield to show and name different points. Understand the terms nose, fuselage, tail, wings, port, starboard and tailfin. Learn the names of an aeroplane s control surfaces. Construct and fly a chuck glider for at least five seconds. You can also build and fly a miniature hot air balloon or kite instead. Choose one of these activities: Collect photographs or pictures of six aircraft that interest you, name them and identify their operational uses. Talk about an airline that you are interested in, or have travelled on, showing pictures of the airline s uniform and logos. Take part in a visit to a place of aviation interest. Communicate with someone or spell your name using the phonetic alphabet. Explain why it is used in aviation. Show how you would get a weather forecast for an air activity. Using 1:50000 and 1:25000 OS maps, show you understand the meaning of scale and common map symbols. Explain how a pilot might use a map differently from a car driver or somebody on a hike.

3 09 Bunk Rooms Workshop Workshop Scout Room Club House Of ce Hangar Hangar 27 Access to Airfields General Before going to any airfield - private, civil or military, permission must be obtained from the appropriate controlling body. The only exceptions to this are the spectators enclosure when visiting a civil airport or at an open day at a military airfield. Scouts should have instruction on: The general layout of the airfield with special reference to runways in use, taxiing areas, and safe areas for spectators Glider and Paraglider launching cables and aviation fuels The hazards of jet intakes & exhausts, propellers, ejection seats and explosive canopies The Airfield Many Scout Troops will have the opportunity to visit airfields, here are some definitions of the words Airfield, Aerodrome and Airport An Airfield is the term used to refer to an area of land used for the takeoff and landing of aircraft, excluding the buildings and installations. An Aerodrome is defined as an area of land or water including buildings and installations, used for taking off and landing of aircraft. An Airport is an aerodrome which may handle scheduled air traffic and often has Customs and other travel facilities. The plans below illustrate a typical Aerodrome and gliding site. Romney Hut N Peri Track Wind Sock 16 Landing Area 22 Typical Civil Aerodrome This is an abbreviated page from Scout Publication fs which can be download from or www. flyingscouts.co.uk 04 Wind Sock Aero Tow and Powered Aircraft operations Runway 22/04 approx 1850 m Winch launch area Peri Track 34 Typical Gliding Club

4 Draw the airfield you are visiting

5 The anatomy of a motor glider Nose Fuselage Tail plane Port wing Starboard wing Tail fin Ailerons Elevator Rudder Trim Tab Air brakes

6 Chuck Glider Plans Go to our website to download the plans and building instructions. This little glider flies really well, you will need these materials, a sharp modelling knife and glue to make it. Balsa wood. All dimensions in mm 460 X 75 X 5 for Wings 305 X 50 X 3 for Tailplane 305 X 12 X 6 Fuselage Boom 150 X 25 X 6 Fuselage Nose.

7 You have control. Mission: Collect 6 photos or pictures of aircraft that really interest you. Cut them out or draw them in the space below. If you are really stuck for ideas, go to the downsloads page on the web

8 You have control. (Optional) Mission: On this page you can write about your favourite airline, perhaps you have flown with them. Find pictures of their aircraft, logos and uniforms and stick them on the page below

9 Take part in a visit to a place of aviation interest scoutflying.co.uk scoutaviationcentre.weebly.com/ solentskymuseum.org/ gliding.co.uk shuttleworth.org/ midlandairmuseum.co.uk dehavillandmuseum.co.uk rafmuseum.org.uk iwm.org.uk armyflying.com muckleburgh.co.uk Just a few ideas of where to go...

10 Phonetic Alphabet Pilot Speak When pilots speak on the radio, instead of using letters they use codewords which form the Phonetic Alphabet. This means combinations of letters can be understood and pronounced easily especially if radio reception is bad. Use the box below to learn the Phonetic Alphabet, then practice by spelling out your name, your friends name and a country A Alpha B Bravo C Charlie D Delta E Echo F Foxtrot G Golf H Hotel I India J Juliett K Kilo L Lima M Mike N November O Oscar P Papa Q Quebec R Romeo S Sierra T Tango U Uniform V Victor W Whiskey X X-ray Y Yankee Z Zulu

11 Show how you would get a weather forecast for an air activity. Weather affects all aviation activites, commercial, military, general aviation, gliders, microlights, parchutists and paragliders are all influnced by the weather to a greater or lesser degree. The forecast you need will depend on your chosen air activity. Below are a list of places where you can get a weather forecast. accuweather.com netweather.tv bbc.co.uk/weather metcheck.com metoffice.gov.uk telegraph.co.uk Which of these sources would give you the best forecast about the conditions at London Luton airport (EGGW)?

12 Maps, Scales & Symbols Pilots use maps and charts to find their way around the country. There are two main scales used for land navigation and two main scales used for aircraft navigation. Go to the web site and you can download everything you need to know to complete this section. Why do pilots use charts scaled at 1:500,000 and 1:250,000 and walkers maps scaled at 1:25,000?