Using the Merit Badge Workbook, follow the

instructions to fill out parts of the FIVE sections

1. Do the following: a. b. c. d. e. =5
2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. =2
3. Do ONE of the following: a. b. =1
4. Do ONE of the following: a. b. c. =1
5. Find out about THREE career opportunities in aviation. = 3
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1. Do the following: a. b. c. d. e.

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1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

Airplanes vary in size and speed because

General Aviation (GA) does many, varied jobs

Single-engine Twin-engine Sportplane

Cargo plane Turboprop Business jet

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1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

Airplanes for personal use and training

can be high-wing …

Struts support the wings on each

side of a high-wing aircraft

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1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

… or low-wing, depending on where the wing attaches

to the body of the airplane.

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1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

This sportplane also is a biplane because it has

two wings, one high and one low.

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1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

This biplane has its third wheel in back

(under the tail) so it’s called a taildragger.

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1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

Retractables fly faster than “fixed gear” airplanes,

tucking the wheels inside between take-off and landing

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1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

Floatplanes land on water using pontoons or floats.

Some also have wheels so they can land on runways.
1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

Seaplanes put their fuselage in the water, and with

retractable wheels, amphibians also can use runways.

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1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

This is a twin-engine airplane or “twin”

because it has two engines and propellers.

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1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

A turboprop’s propeller is powered by a turbine or “jet”

engine. Smaller airplanes, like cars, use a piston engine.

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1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

Turboprops are fast business planes,

but can still use small or rough runways

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1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

Some business jets fly faster, and many fly higher,

than airliners.

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1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

• Categories of aircraft include:

•airplane

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1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

• Categories of aircraft include:

•Rotocraft
•Powered lift

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1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

• Categories of aircraft include:

•Glider
•Lighter than air
•Powered parachute
•Weight-shift-control aircraft

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1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

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1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

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 1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

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 1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

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 1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

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 1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

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 1. Do the following: a. continued b. c. d. e.

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1. Do the following: a. b. c. d. e.

• THRUST
• DRAG
• LIFT
• GRAVITY
• AILERONS
• ELEVATORS
• RUDDER

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1. Do the following: a. b. c. d. e.

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1. Do the following: a. b. c. continued d. e.

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 1. Do the following: a. b. c. continued d. e.

THE ACTION OF THE ALERONS MOVES THE

PLANE ON ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS

NORMAL LIFT LOWERING THE ALERON RAISING THE ALERON

INCREASES LIFT AND DECREASES LIFT AND
RAISES THE WING LOWERS THE WING

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 1. Do the following: a. b. c. continued d. e.

THE ACTION OF THE ELEVATORS MOVES

THE PLANE ON ITS LATERAL AXIS

NORMAL LIFT
RAISING THE ELEVATOR LOWERING THE ELEVATOR
FORCES THE TAIL DOWN, FORCES THE TAIL UP, AND
AND THE NOSE RISES THE NOSE DROPS

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 1. Do the following: a. b. c. continued d. e.

MOVING THE RUDDER TO NEUTRAL MOVING THE RUDDER TO

THE LEFT FORCES THE TAIL THE RIGHT FORCES THE
TO THE RIGHT TAIL TO THE LEFT

RUDDER

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 1. Do the following: a. b. c. continued d. e.

THRUST

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1. Do the following: a. b. c. d. e.

TIP: USE THESE TERMS

• NEUTRAL
• LEFT
• RIGHT
• UP
• DOWN
• EXTENDED

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 1. Do the following: a. b. c. d. e.

 Student Pilot license (certificate) is designed for the initial training period of flying.
The student pilot must have a flight instructor present. He or she can solo after
appropriate instructor endorsements.

 Recreational Pilot certificate limits the holder to: specific categories and classes
of aircraft, the number of passengers which may be carried, the distance that may be
flown from the departure point, flight into controlled airports, and other limitations.

 Private Pilot certificate lets the pilot carry passengers and provides for limited
business use of an airplane.

 Commercial Pilot certificate lets the pilot conduct some operations for
compensation and hire.

 Airline Transport Pilot certificate is required to fly as captain by some air

transport operations.
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 1. Do the following: a. b. c. d. e.

Instrument Rating
The instrument rating, which equips you with the exacting skills needed to fly in the clouds
and under conditions of reduced visibility, is the most frequent "next step" taken by
private pilots seeking to advance their aeronautical education. If the private pilot
certificate is the airman's bachelor's degree, the instrument rating is graduate school.
Although some instructors advocate moving straight into instrument training after earning
the private pilot certificate, others suggest waiting awhile until you have built up flying
time, solidified your skills in the airplane, and gained the confidence as a pilot to tackle
instrument training with assurance. There are no steadfast rules. It's really a matter of
your own comfort level.

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2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f.

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 2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f.

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2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f.

Selfridge ANGB (KMTC)

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2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. continued d. e. f.
Selfridge ANGB (KMTC)

YOU ARE HERE

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2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f.

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 2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f.

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2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. continued f.

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 2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f.

Instruments

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 2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. continued

The guts of an attitude indicator

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 2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. continued

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 2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. continued

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 2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. continued

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 2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. continued

Compass Variation

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 2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. continued

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 2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. continued

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 2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. continued

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 2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. continued

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 2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. continued

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 2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. continued

First shows the rate of

banking and once
stabilized. The turn rate.

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 2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. continued

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 2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. continued

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 2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. continued

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 2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. continued

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 2. Do TWO of the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. continued

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3. Do ONE of the following: a. b.

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 3. Do ONE of the following: a. b.

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 4. Do ONE of the following: a. b. c. How is a Runway “Active?”
Air craft take off and land best when
they do it into the wind. Therefore
they direction of flight will determine
the direction a runway will be used.
This sets up what number it is, each
end has a number. The number on
the end that you would first see if you
were landing is the number of that
direction of a runway.

Runway Numbering System

A runway's compass direction is indicated by a large number painted at the end of each
runway, and is not written in degrees, but is given a shorthand format. For example, a runway
with a marking of "14" is actually close to (if not a direct heading of) 140 degrees. This is a
southeast compass heading. A runway with a marking of "31" has a compass heading of 310
degrees, that is, a northwest direction. For simplicity, the precise heading is rounded off to the
nearest tens.
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4. Do ONE of the following: a. b. c.

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 4. Do ONE of the following: a. b. c.

Selfridge ANGB
Air Show and
Open House

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