Interested in building a real airplane?  Want to learn what it takes to build an experimental aircraft? The Build A Plane 2020 project is a 3 day hands-on day camp where students learn about piston, jet and rocket engines, have an opportunity to use tools to bend, cut, wire and learn techniques (flaring, tubing, burring) .  It includes a museum tour and an aviation/aerospace company tour, a chance to meet aviation professionals, and to work on a Zodiac plane.  Open to students 8th-12th grade.  Seats are limited to 20.  Sign up and confirm your seat. The deadline is: May 1st, 2020. The Camp will be held at the Carson City Airport.

Cost: $250
Class limited to 20 students

+ parent permission required

This camp is sponsored by Partners for Community, Society of Women Engineers Sierra Nevada Section, and the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 403. Payment will go to Partners for Community a 501c3 organization that supports Youth Aviation Education.

Warm Up:

    Aviation and Aerospace Industry and Careers

Build A Plane^

    Parts of A Plane
    Reading the Master Plan/ Bill of Materials (BOM)
    Build a Plan Project Design and Sequence
      Sheet Metal Work Hands on Skills: Tubing, flaring, cutting, bending, soldering, wiring
      Toolbox Construction [Students take these home]
    R/C Aircraft Building Project  Model -  Wing Design & Build & Wrap
    Build-A-Plane - Riveting
    Instruments and Avionics - Electrical Project
    Engines- Piston, Jet Engines and Rockets - Carburetor assembly, Overhaul
    Structures and Wing Design - Bernoulli's principle

 Young Eagles Flight - Introduction to flight
    Aviation Communications
    Flight Log Book, Sporty's Ground School
    Pre-flight Check - detailed
    Navigation - Manual, Maps and GPS
    Instruments - Cockpits
    Meet pilots - EAA Chapter house luncheon on Friday
    Cactus Air Museum - Private Tour
    Airport Manager - About Maintenance and Airport Operations

* Subject to change