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Summer Camp 2009
COME FLY WITH US!!
Space is limited!! Download or print pdf registration materials and mail in your payment of only
$198.00 to ensure your child has a spot, or make your payment online to hold a spot. (if you
pay online you will still need to send in your registration information or bring it in the
first day of classes.)
July 6th – 12th
Location:
Grand Rapids Community Collage
Spectrum Theatre 160 Fountain
This camp is for students going into the 5th, 6th and 7th grades.
Campers report Monday – Friday 9Am – 1:30PM and Saturday from 12 – 3PM the campers will
get up close and personal with a real aircraft and will be treated to an airplane ride, and pot
luck picnic with their families at Riverview Airport!! Click here to registration forms!
Students will receive instruction in:
Navigation
a. Demonstrate proper use of landmarks to travel between points.
b. Apply mathematics to solve navigation problems.
c. Determine appropriate uses of pilotage and dead reckoning.
d. Distinguish among the different instruments used in radio and advanced technologies.
Air Traffic Control System
a. Identify the differences in the responsibilities and duties of Air Traffic Controllers and
b. TRACONS (Terminal Radar Approach Control) and ARTCC (Air Route Traffic Control
Centers).
c. Understand the roles and responsibilities of the Air Traffic Controller: clearance delivery
ground, and local.
d. Exhibit competence in utilizing the International Phonetic Alphabet.
e. Field trip to Grand Rapids Airport Control Tower.
Rocket Assembly and Launching
a. How rockets are constructed.
b. How parts of a rocket function.
c. How a rocket works.
Students will also discover the “Principals of Flight” using radio control airplanes. They will also
fly kites to understand wind and the effect it has on any flying vehicle.
