Young Eagles

Presenters

• Steve Brady–FAA Flight Instructor

–FAA Designated Pilot Examiner

–Aviation Safety Counselor

–FAA Production Crew

–Flight Instructor of the Year

Explore Aviation

• EAA Young Eagles program

• Aviation merit badges from Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts

The

Green Sheet

Young Eagle Certificate

• Honorary Chairman General Chuck Yeager

• Your pilot’s name

• Airplane type

• Airport name

Young Eagles

• Goal - give 1 million kids a free airplane ride by: February 22nd 2003

• 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers flight at Kitty Hawk

The Airplane

Preflight

Wing Fuel Engine

LandingGear

Tail Cockpit

Four Forces of Flight

• Lift

• Drag

• Thrust

• Weight

Three Axes of Flight

Longitudinal Nose toTail

Roll orBank

Aileron

Lateral Wingtip toWingtip

Pitch Elevator

Vertical Top toBottom

Yaw Rudder

Your Flight

Airplane Flight

• Preflight the airplane

• Start up

• Taxi

• Take off

• FLY

• Landing

Taxiing

Use your FEET

Take Off

• Add Throttle

• Feet on the Rudder Pedals

• Take off speed (airspeed indicator)

• Rotate (pull back on wheel)

• FLY

FLY

• Turns

• Bernoulli’s Principle

• Ailerons

• Elevators

• LOOK OUTSIDE

Landing

• Line up with runway

• Slow down

• Flare

• Touchdown

Safety

• Walk out to airplane with adult

• Watch out for spinning propellers

• Put on seat belt

• After flight wait for someone to escort you from airplane

QUESTIONS?

Remember – there are no

dumb questions

Enjoy Your Flight!