Ground School Info

cmuaero — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:01:25 +0000

5:30 – 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

cmuaero — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:54:37 +0000

Hey 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

About Us

cmuaero — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:31:09 +0000

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.

Upcoming events!

cmuaero — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:54:38 +0000

This 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!