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Adopt-A-Pilot
Questions About the Program?
E-mail the Adopt-A-Pilot Program Team
Educational Resources
Expand your mind, jump into online activities, and explore the wild blue yonder with these exciting “Continue to Learn” resources. You can find supplements to the Adopt-A-Pilot curriculum, click on great educational links, learn about Adopt-A-Pilot Online, and more!
- Birth of a Boeing
- Use Flightaware.com to track your Pilot’s flights
How Planes Fly
- Florida Inernational University/Allstar (FIU/ALLSTAR) - Learn more about the basic principles of aviation and the history of flight
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – See how NASA explains the dynamics of flight.
- National Air and Space Museum (NASM) – “How Things Fly” – Discover more details on how airplanes and spacecraft fly.
- How Stuff Works – See the explanation of how flights work.
- Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) – More education fun.
Science, Math, and Geography Activities
- Florida International University/Allstar – Check out the "airfoil" and other experiements
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Try your aviation math skills!
- Look at a map of all 50 states and their capitals.
- Check out maps of the cities your Pilot visits.
- See if you can beat the clock on this matching game.
Aviation Activities
- Make an edible Wright Flyer!
- Get ideas for cool paper airplanes!
- Boeing – Check out the “Next Generation” of 737s from Boeing.
- Yale – Find details on flight and related lessons here.
Games
- Federal Aviation Administration (EAA) Try these games for “Young Eagles.”
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)- Test yourself with the games by NASA.
- AV Kids – More aviation games here you kids will love.
Careers in Aviation
- Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) – A great site if you want to become a pilot.
