The manual is designed as a self-study text for use by personnel of the Navy and Naval Reserve who are preparing to meet professional requirements for advancement in the rating of Aviation Electronics Technician. The document opens with a review of leadership and qualifications for the Aviation Electronics Technician rating. Other chapters cover…

The intent of this guide is to define the scope and narrow the field of study as far as possible to the aeronautical knowledge required for qualifying for the private or commercial pilot (glider) certificate. Briefly summarized are type of test items used, hints for taking the test, and certificate requirements. The study outline is the basic…

A guide for advancement and training in the Aircrew Survival Equipmentman rating for enlisted personnel of the Regular Navy and the Naval Reserve is provided in this training manual. The chapters outline the qualifications necessary and the responsibilities of Aircrew Survival Equipmentmen involved in blueprint reading and the development of…

A guide for advancement of Navy personnel in the Aviation Boatswain's Mate H (ABH) rating is provided in this self-study training manual. The chapters outline the qualifications and responsibilities of Aviation Boatswains involved in aircraft handling equipment, aircraft handling, aircraft crashes, firefighting, crew entrapment, shipboard…

Describes an industrial arts course at Parkside High School in Jackson, Michigan in which an aircraft was constructed. (MU)

While it has proven important in regaining student interest, for the most part, aerospace has remained dormant in New Jersey schools. (Editor)

Describes a two-year college-level program in air traffic control. (GR)

The State Technical Institute at Memphis, Tennessee, is part of a nationwide group of postsecondary institutions that are contracted to provide technical instructor services to Naval personnel. (SK)

Summarizes highlights of the 1976 National Congress on Aerospace Education held March 30th to April 2nd in Nashville, Tennessee. (SL)

Aviation as people know it today is a mature but very young technology as time goes. Considering that the 100th anniversary of flight was celebrated just a few years ago in 2003, millions of people fly from city to city or from nation to nation and across the oceans and around the world effortlessly and economically. Additionally, they have space…

The results of an opinion questionnaire sent to the personnel directors of 28 domestic airlines indicate that the majority of the respondents feel that an aviation minor would be valuable to prospective airline employees. Includes comments on what subject areas the respondents feel would be important in an aviation minor. (MLH)

Provides excerpts from a Teacher's Guide that accompanies an aviation coloring book for children. (MLH)

Provides lesson plans for activities involving a model aircraft laboratory and ground-based surveying. (MLH)

Part of a larger research program studying communication in the cockpit, this study investigated the occurrence of mitigation, that is, the use of linguistic forms that convey propositional content without giving offense, and its relationship to aviation accidents. The data were from flight-recorder accident transcripts containing observable…