Aviation

Aviation CPU

Introduction
Featured Careers
Skill Development
What's Included
Ordering Information
CPU Objectives

After studying the various controls that make up a standard cockpit, students use a flight simulator to practise what they've learned. Many changes have occurred in the aviation industry in recent years which have created new career opportunities. The Aviation CPU covers the history of aviation transportation and introduces the many new advances in the industry. Student interest is maintained with hands-on activities, including the construction of a balsa glider.

Featured Careers

Airline pilot
Air traffic controller
Flight attendant
Airframe and power plant mechanic
Aircraft cargo handling supervisor
Avionics technician
Aircraft engine specialist
Aviation inspector
Aerospace engineer
Aerospace engineering technician

Skill Development

Technology Skills

Career and occupational outlook
Academic requirements
Airplane design and engineering
Aerodynamics and control surfaces
Drag, thrust, gravity, and lift
Flight techniques - basic control
Instrumentation
Navigation - use of plotter
Bernoulli’s principle
VOR and VFR flight
Transportation security

Academic Skills

Reading
Writing
Math
Physical science
Earth science
Building/modeling/engineering
Teamwork
Problem solving
Resource allocation
Technological literacy
Career awareness
TSA event alignment
Skills USA event alignment

What's Included

Applied Technologies Aviation courseware CD
Applied Technologies Aviation Student Guide
Flight simulation software
Flight simulation controller
Cockpit information video
Chicago VFR terminal area chart
Slide flight computer
Navigational plotters
Balsa wood
Miscellaneous materials and consumables
Instructor's Overview
Media Cruiser

Ordering Information

Aviation - CCA996
CPU Objectives

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