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PBS
Hot Shots and Hot Jobs: Pilots Enjoy Breathtaking Views and Plentiful Job Options
Want to travel the world? Enjoy awesome views? Get to wear a snazzy uniform? Then it's a pilot's life for you! A short video introduces job seekers to what it takes to become a pilot.
Kenan Fellows
Weight and Balance of an Airplane
A career in aeronautics might be calling your class members. Building from the previous two lessons in the series, learners continue analyzing the mathematics of aeronautics. Groups create a paper airplane using paperclips for balance....
Kenan Fellows
Reading Airline Maintenance Graphs
Airline mechanics must be precise, or the consequences could be deadly. Their target ranges alter with changes in temperature and pressure. When preparing an airplane for flight, you must read a maintenance graph. The second lesson of...
Curated OER
Advanced Paragraph Correction #3
In this proofreading worksheet, learners read a paragraph containing several errors. Using multiple choice options, students correct all 8 errors.
Other
Av Jobs: In Flight Aviation Career Overviews
Definition of Pilot, including salary ranges and descriptions of many types of pilots. Many pilots start out as flight engineer. Information included: general information, corporate pilot,charter pilot, commercial airplane pilot, airline...
Other
Av Jobs: The Aviation Career Overviews
This resource provides a brief history of the airline industry. Also introduces descriptions of jobs available in that industry.
Oklahoma Historical Society
Oklahoma State: Encyclopedia: Wiley Post
Learn about the early life and aviation career of Wiley Post, who set a world record for flying around the planet.
Smithsonian Institution
National Air and Space Museum: Wiley Post
This article describes the aviation career and major achievements. Includes images of his flight suit and aircraft.