F & S Activity 1.5 Flight Planning (PLTW) - Part 1

​Activity 1.5 - Flight Planning

Objective: Learn strategies that pilots use to plan flights​

​Navigation & Maps

If you are an English Language Learner, please open a separate tab and use Google Translate to better understand this lesson.​

​In this activity, you will create a flight plan for a flight that has been chartered to fly to a music festival. As part of the flight plan, you will plan the flight path, or route, for this flight. But before you can do that, you need to learn how to use navigation tools, find locations, and interpret maps.

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Before you start creating your flight plan, let’s explore a basic navigation tool—the compass rose. A compass rose is a symbol on a map that shows the cardinal directions of north, south, east, and west. Sometimes the compass rose will display the directions in between the cardinal directions -- northwest, southwest, northeast, and southeast. These are called intermediate directions.

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What is the name of the city WEST of Memphis?

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What is the name of the city NORTH of Memphis?

Open Ended

Find MORELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL on the map.

What visual cues, or symbols can you see to help you to identify our school's location?

Where is HOME on a digital map?

​Follow these directions:

1. In a separate tab, open Google Maps.

2. Click the LAYERS icon in the lower left corner of the screen.

3. Click TERRAIN to see the map view with the topography features

4. Find your home on the map (Type your home address into the search box in the upper left corner that says Search Google Maps, then Select Search) and notice all of the landmarks around it.
5. Click the raise hand button to let me know that you have found your home on the digital map

Open Ended

What visual cues did you use to help you find your home or a familiar location?

Open Ended

What types of symbols did you see on the map and how were they helpful in helping you to find your home and your school on the map?

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What is the name of the large water feature running along the WEST side of Memphis?

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What color represents a wooded park area?

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What do you think the bumpy looking objects west of Chattanooga are?

Open Ended

In Google maps, type “Memphis, TN airport” in the search box. 

Note: The red symbols with a white airplane in them represent landmarks related to aviation, including airports, landing strips, and helipads.

Why would these symbols be useful when planning a flight?

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Which highway would you use as a landmark if you were flying into Memphis International Airport from the SOUTH?

Poll

Did you like this independent Lesson for Activity 1.5?

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