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Squadron
Leader
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Welcome Squadron
Leaders
Squadron Leaders are at the
highest step in their aviation career.
Squadron Leaders are typically between the ages of 13 and 16.
Squadron Leaders may have spent some time as Junior Pilots or
Flight Leaders or they have joined up at this level. |
Mission
1
Aviation
Personality Report |
Mission
2
Airport
Report |
Mission
Briefing
Write a story on a local aviation pioneer or current
aviation personality from your local airport. Research may include
visits to the library, historical society or the person the story
is about or their family and friends. Images, newspaper clippings,
or other memorabilia would all make excellent additions. |
Mission
Briefing
Write a story using words or images telling the story of the
development and or history of your local airport. |
| Go
to Mission 1 Debriefing
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Go
to Mission 2 Debriefing |
Mission
3
Sign
up for a Special Mission |
Mission
4
Take
a Flight |
Mission
Briefing
Become involved in aviation by becoming an EAA Young Eagle, Civil
Air Patrol Cadet or earning Aviation or Space Exploration Merit
Badges in the Boy Scouts. |
Mission
Briefing
Get your parents' permission and take an introductory flight
lesson. After the lesson write a story about your experience for
your school or your local newspaper. |
| Go
to Mission 3 Debriefing
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Go
to Mission 4 Debriefing |
Mission
5
Aviation
Speaker |
Mission
6
Create
a Display |
Mission
Briefing
Schedule, with support from your teacher, a speaker from the
Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame, the Wisconsin DOT Aeronautics or
your local airport for a presentation on an aviation topic at your
school. |
Mission
Briefing
Develop a display of aviation memorabilia for display in your
school, local historical museum or airport. The display may
include your artwork model airplanes, pictures of local aviation
personalities, the local airport or a collage of aviation based
headlines among many others. Use your imagination!
Inform the local newspaper of the
display and invite them to take pictures or provide them an
interview.
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| Go
to Mission 5 Debriefing
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Go
to Mission 6 Debriefing |
Mission
7
Be
a Mentor |
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Mission Briefing
Serve as a mentor to younger kids that want to build model
airplanes or rockets . Answer their questions or lend a hand where
needed. Be a Safety Officer at a rocket launch ask for adult help
if needed. |
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| Go
to Mission 7 Debriefing
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Recommended
Reading
Squadron Leaders have to
stay on top of things and reading is just part of their job
duties. These books will provide an excellent foundation in things
aeronautical. |
Links
Squadron Leaders may want to
visit these Internet destinations. |
Unlocking
the Sky
By Seth Shulman
On Great White Wings - The
Wright Brothers and the Race for Flight
By Fred
E. C. Gulick |
Young
Eagles
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has given over
1,000,000 young people an airplane ride. Do you want to be next?
Civil
Air Patrol
The Civil Air Patrol is
an Air Force Auxiliary that has been involved with aviation
education since its inception.
NASA
There are so many places to visit while at NASA it is hard to
choose but this is a good starting point for you.
FAA
This page is the place
to start to learn more about the FAA and its job possibilities as
well as aviation education in general.
American
Aces of World War II
is a terrific web site to learn more about military aircraft, the
pilots that flew them and much more. You'll also find data
on much more than just World War II here.
Over
the Front.com is a web site dedicated to
World War I aviation. A good place to start your study of this
part of aviation history.
The
Aerodrome is another World War I web
site.
The Internet
Public Library is the place to learn more about writing papers
-- term papers, research papers all
kinds of papers.
Don't be put off by the title of
this web page it is a NASA site so even their beginning
stuff is good. |
