The Carnegie Aeronautical Association promotes aviation-related activities to the Carnegie Mellon University community. We provide a community means for starting flight training as well as resources to discover general aviation and to become a safe and competent aviator.
About Us
October 28, 2008 by cmuaeroGround School Info
March 18, 2009 by cmuaero5:30 – 7:30 PM in DH 1117
Free pizza at some or all of the sessions
Session 1: 3/23
Introduction to General Aviation
- What is general aviation?
- How do you get your pilot license and what types of license are there?
- What are the privileges and limitations of different classes of license?
- What do pilots need to do to stay current?
- Human factors in aviation.
Session 2: 3/30
Airplane Systems
- Parts of an airplane
- Landing gear
- Aircraft engines
- Carbureted vs. Fuel injected
- Ignition system
- Fuel system
- Exhaust system
- Turbo charging
- Aircraft electrical systems
- Flight instruments
Session 3: 4/6
Flight Environment
- Airports
- runway numbering
- signs and markings
- Airspace
- Reading sectional charts
Session 4: 4/20
Cross-Country Flight Planning
- Interactive exercise of planning a flight to another airport including doing all performance calculations as a group.
Ground School Information Session
January 21, 2009 by cmuaeroHey CAA!
We are having a ground school information meeting this Tuesday! Come and learn about our ground school program for the spring semester. If you’re interested in learning how to fly small planes, the program is free and a great way to learn about flying!
Tuesday, January 27th
4:30PM
UC – Peter room
Also, there will be free pizza!
-Jordan
Upcoming events!
October 27, 2008 by cmuaeroThis year we have some great events coming up! Here’s some of what to expect:
Ground school
The ground school program is a semester-long, weekly course offered by the CAA. The program is taught by Jeff Hansen, CMU faculty and certified flight instructor, and prepares students to take the written portion of the private pilot license test. The course will next be offered in Spring semester in 2009. Please email us for more information on Ground school or to register for the Spring semester class.
Flight simulator nights
Flight simulator nights take place 1 or 2 times a year. We use Microsoft’s Flight Simulator X and set up a room with a projector and speakers. At the same time as the flight simulator nights, members can get a chance to play with our remote controlled helicopters!
Sightseeing tours
We go on sightseeing tours offered by the Pittsburgh Flight Training Center (PFTC). This is a great chance to fly in a small plane and to see great views of Pittsburgh!
Movie nights
We get together and watch aviation-related movies!
