Glimpse of the Pre-Flight Initiative

Stage I – Ground Training During multiple series of six to eight sessions, youths are introduced to forces of flight and parts of the plane.  They will have tangible experiences with general anatomy, physiology and develop basic navigation skills employing Google Earth, where supported, and include math from from Algebra through Calculus.  Youths will also begin to incorporate aspects of health, safety and their environment.

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Stage ii – Simulations: course planning, variable climates, TO&L cross country distance, fuel, speed, terrain elevation, heading, VFR, single engine and thrust vectoring models.

Stage II – Simulations Youths will interact with their  team partners from take off to landing, enhancing their communications skills on a very technical level.  All formation work is mastered using simulated models.  Simulation exercises maybe concurrent with Stage I.  Competitive training begins during this stage.

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Stage iii activity & tools involve equipment inspections including Global Awareness, power/battery management, lift exercises, crash controls with maintenance and safety.

Stage III – UAV Flight w/RCs (exceptionally extra curricula) Proof of concept from virtualization to flight, youths are expected to engage in demonstration exhibitions to other schools and local organizations across industries.  Youths take their team developments from stage ii and translate it into working phenomena in the skies.  Target developmental flight includes fixed wing planes, helicopters.  When staff and locations are available, rockets and kite flying are included.

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