Project Overview
For my senior project I will be completing pilot ground school through Sporty's Learn to Fly Course. This course will prepare me for my future career as a pilot. While attending ground school, I will be learning about various things like FAA regulations, aerodynamics, what kind of weather I should avoid flying in, principles of navigation, stall/spin awareness, how to report incidents, how the systems of airplanes work, etc. After finishing this course, I will be receiving an endorsement to take the FAA written exam -- the next step in my journey to become a pilot. While completing this course, I might also be shadowing someone in the aviation industry to supplement my learning. This will depend on the person's availability and possible COVID-19 restrictions that may be in place. I chose this area of study because I am considering becoming a pilot after high school. I'm not 100% sure what all goes into becoming a pilot so I want to use this project as a way to determine if I really want to do this for a living or not. Currently, I don't have much knowledge about aviation. It's something I've always had the urge to learn about but (until now) have never had the opportunity to do so. This project is going to force me to make a decision that could impact what path I take after high school. It is definitely pushing me out of my comfort zone and that's exactly what I need.
Project Evidence
I didn't really have any evidence of me going out to an actual Flight Academy because at the time everything was getting shut down. So then I decided I was going to wait until everything was opened back up, but once they opened their doors again the were instantly book for almost 7 months straight.