Scouts Aviation Merit Badge
April 26, 2025 – 10 AM to 4 PM
Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin (AHCW)
N6191 Resource Drive
Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085 (Sheboygan County airport)
The following topics will be covered:
- How aircrafts are used today. We will go over how piston, turboprop, and jet engines operate.
- Forces that act on an airplane in flight
- How an airfoil (wing) generates lift, how the primary control surfaces (ailerons, elevators, and rudder) affect the airplane's attitude, and how a propeller produces thrust.
- Types of pilot license and requirements needed to earn one: the sport pilot, the recreational pilot, the private pilot certificate and the instrument rating.
- Perform a preflight inspection of a light aircraft.
- The purposes and functions of the various instruments found in a typical single-engine aircraft are examined: attitude indicator, heading indicator, altimeter, airspeed indicator, turn and bank indicator, vertical speed indicator, compass, navigation (GPS and VOR) and communication radios, tachometer, oil pressure gauge, and oil temperature gauge.
- Build a model FPG-9 (Foam Plate Glider). Then test fly the glider.
- Explore the Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin museum and the DC3 airplane.
- Discuss possible future careers in aviation. We will cover the education, training, and experience required for these aviation professions.
Registration Information:
To reserve your spot please send a check to AHCW ($25 for each scout) and the name(s) of the scout(s) and the contact person to:
Attention: Dave Rudd Scouts Aviation Merit Badge
Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin
N6191 Resource Drive
Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085
Lunch is provided. If you would please email me the name(s) of scout(s) and the contact person to [email protected] Head of the Education Committee at AHCW that would be helpful.
After the conclusion of the scout’s aviation merit badge the local EAA766 chapter is planning on holding a Young Eagle Flight -- weather permitting. The Young Eagles is a program created by the Experimental Aircraft Association designed to give children between the ages of 8 and 17 an opportunity to experience flight in a general aviation airplane while educating them about aviation. The Young Eagles program is offered free of charge with costs covered by the volunteers. Parent or guardian approval is needed.
Any questions please call, email or text.
Thanks,
Tony Kolar
[email protected]
920.698.6142