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Aviation Pathways: Education Careers

AVIATION INDUSTRY BENEFITS FROM WMWF PROGRAM 1. Promote interest in aviation-related career paths o Science o Technology o Engineering o Manufacturing 2. Develop the next generation of aviation leaders 3. Preserve U.S. strategic knowledge base

Western Massachusetts Wright Flight Home Economic Impact of Westfield-Barnes Airport 110 Airport Road; Westfield, Massachusetts; Room 217; (413) 572-6275

Western Massachusetts Wright Flight Entrance Requirements for Middle School 1. Voluntary participation of students. 2. Signed pledge to be tobacco, drug, and alcohol free while participating in the program. 3. Establish and attain an individual educational goal with classroom teacher.

Flight Day Requirements 4. Students must score at least 85 on the end-of-program exam to participate in flight day. 5. Students must attend 90 percent of classes.

Aviation Educational Pathways

Middle School Pathway

Aviation I Aviation History, Principles of Flight, First Flight Grades 7 & 8 12 Week Program Flight Simulation Field Trips

Aviation I - CURRICULUM SCOPE AND SEQUENCE - 2010 1 st Week 2 nd Week 3 rd Week 4 th Week 5 th Week Discovering Aviation And Aerodynamic Principles Discovering Aviation II Learning To Control Flight The Golden Age Of Aviation: 1920-1939 NEAM Field Trip Flight Simulation Getting Acquainted 90 Minute Class The Wright Brothers, Experiments In flight What is Aviation? Who Were The Wright brothers categories of aircraft the structure of aircraft the four forces of flight (Weight, thrust, lift, drag) Bernoulli s principle the wright brothers, problems in flight stability: the three axes of flight control surfaces stability: balance flight instruments the six pack between the wars the barnstormers air racing Flying women exploration through aviation spanning the world: airlines and the flying boats, Field Trip to New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, CT Understanding Cessna 172 Software & the way it works Locate and Identify the Function of Instruments on the Cockpit Pane Important Facts l 6 th Week 7 th Week 8 th Week 9 th Week 10th Week Flight Simulation Tutorial Flight 90 Minute Class Communications & Control Tower Precision Engineering Precision Manufacturing Program Review Take a computer simulation flight with a recorded instructor. They will experience: Climbing, Turning, Maintaining Speed, Maintaining Altitude during turns and Landing. Important facts. transceivers vhf radio using the radio phonetic alphabet understanding radar transponder codes Education Pathways Vocational High School Technical College Manufacturing Careers Engineering Careers Continuing Education Field Trip to a Precision Manufacturing Company Review history, aerodynamic principles, aviation systems, engineering and manufacturing careers, educational pathways to these careers, and other important facts. 11 th Week 12 th Week Final Exam Flight Day

Aircraft Simulation Class

Westfield South Middle School

Middle School Flight Day

Cessna Instrument Panel

Not the best way to land a plane.

New England Air Museum Tour

GB R-1 Racer 1932

Boeing B-29 Superfortress 1944

Springfield Technical Community College College for Kids Summer Program

Wright Flight Program Emphasis Identifying and Setting Individual Goals 1. Developing plans to attain goals 2. Enrolling in the appropriate math, science, and technical programs to attain goals 3. Enroll in the appropriate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math programs to attain goals

Aviation II High School Pathway

A Barnes Airport Support Group Educational Program Aviation II - CURRICULUM SCOPE AND SEQUENCE - 2010 1 st Week 2 nd Week 3 rd Week 4 th Week 5 th Week Discovering Aviation Aircraft Systems Discovering Aviation II And Aerodynamic Principles The Flight Environment Aviation Communication Weather And Navigation The Wright Brothers Story Categories of Aircraft 1.Airplanes 2.Gliders 3.Lighter Than Air 4.Rotorcraft 5.Powered Lift Aircraft Structures 1.Fuselage 2.Wings 3.Control Surfaces 4.Power Plant 5.Landing Gear Four forces of Flight: 1. Weight 2. Thrust 3. Lift 4. Drag Bernoulli s Principle, Airfoils 3 Axis of Flight 1. Longitudinal 2. Lateral 3. Vertical Balance: 1. Center of Pressure 2. Center of lift 3. Center of Gravity Airways/Hemispheric Rule Airports: 1.Runway orientation 2.Designators 3.Air Traffic Control 4.Classes of Airspace Aircraft Instrumentation: The Six Pack Gyroscopic Pitot Static Heading Altitude Attitude Airspeed Turn Coord Vertical Speed Important Facts Development of Radio in Aviation Radio Navigation: 1.ADF 2.VOR 3.ATC 4.GPS Light Signals RADAR Transponders: 1. Squawking for ID 2.Emergency Squawks Flight Service Stations ATIS/ASOS/AWOS VFR v/s IFR When NOT to fly! Aviation Charts Pilotage Ded Reckoning GPS Navigation 6 th Week 7 th Week 8 th Week 9 th Week 10th Week General Aviation Regulations Flight Simulation Goals And Objectives Program Review Final Exam The FAA Pilot Training and Licensure Aircraft Certification Currency and Recertification Aircraft Inspections/Airworthinerss Flying the Cessna 172 in Microsoft Flight Simulator STEM Westfield State Aviation Program and Dual Enrollement Review history, aerodynamic principles, aviation systems, engineering and manufacturing careers, educational pathways to these careers, and other important facts. Final Examination of all lessons 11 th Week 12 th Week Field Trip to LaGuardia Airport Flight Day Award Certificates and Flight Logs

Flight Safety International La Guardia Airport Field Trip

BEECH 1900 Simulator

Educational Pathways Lead to Career Pathways

College Pathway

Science and Technical Pathway Engineer Aeronautical Aerospace Civil Electrical Mechanical Meteorologist National Weather Service FAA Airline Private Weather Companies

College Home of the Aviation Program Wilson Hall Economics & Management Dept. Aviation Program

Westfield State College Dual Enrollment

Precision Engineering Pathway Westfield Vocational Program Two Year Technical College Continued Training at Manufacturing Level Four Year STEM Degree

Precision Engineering Career Pathways The following is a partial listing of career opportunities in the precision machining industry: Machinist CNC Machinists Tool & Die Maker

Precision Engineering Career Pathways (cont) CNC Operator CNC Programmer/Process Engineer Inspector Engineers

Precision Engineering Pathway (cont) The Western Massachusetts National Tool & Machine Association (WMNTMA) has developed partnerships with vocational schools and community colleges in the area in a collaborative effort to ensure that students have the education and skills needed for employment opportunities in the field of precision engineering.

Career Opportunities in Western Massachusetts (cont) WMNTMA 31 regular member companies employ approximately 1281 people. Companies generated $229 million in estimated gross sales in 2007. Average Employee Salary after Five Years: $50,000 - $60,000 plus Full Benefits

Precision Manufacturing Tours

Aviation Career Pathways

Pilot Career Pathway Agriculture Pilot Air Traffic Reporting Pilot Major/National Airline Pilot Regional Airline Pilot Helicopter Pilot Corporate Pilot Flight Instructor Military Pilot Astronaut

Boeing 777

Educational Deficit More than 50% of all engineering doctoral degrees awarded by U.S. engineering colleges are to foreign nationals, and the majority of these foreign nationals are returning to their home country (facts provided by Tapping America s Potential www.tap2015.org).

Aviation Supremacy If this country is to maintain its role as an aviation leader we must introduce students to the many careers in aviation at an early age and emphasize the importance of setting goals and achieving high academic standards Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

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Volunteers Devoted to Kids and Aviation