Aviation Camp
Flight Crew
For students entering grades 7 – 8
June 6 – 10, 2011 OR June 20 – 24, 2011
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Prime your jet engines for a jam-packed 5 days, all about the basics of flight and ending with a seat at the pilot’s side, flying into the wild blue yonder!
Camp Highlights:
- Examine the principles and history of flight as you identify parts of a plane and build your own model plane.
- Investigate wind tunnels and wing design.
- Assemble and launch a glider rocket.
- Take your position in the second seat on a small passenger plane and take off for a thrilling flight with a certified pilot!
Pilot Training
For students entering grades 9 – 12
June 13 – 17, 2011 OR June 27 – July 1, 2011
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Earn your wings during a week of exciting hands-on instruction, as you delve deeper into the mechanics
and engineering of aviation, with the ultimate experience of flying an airplane yourself!
Camp Highlights:
- Create and build a full wing for wind tunnel testing.
- Inspect the inner workings of a plane’s instruments and find out what makes them tick.
- Race your camp mates using remote control planes.
- Develop a flight plan for your first foray into the skies.
- Visit the Wichita Mid-Continent Airport control tower and radar room.
- Take over as the pilot in a small passenger craft with a certified instructor.
- Log up to an hour of flight time towards your pilot’s license.
Developed in collaboration with Cessna Aircraft Company, Kansas Commission on Aerospace Education, Kansas Department of Transportation Aviation Division, Stearman Field, Wichita Aero Club, and Yingling Aviation, Inc./Kansas Aviation, Inc.
