Student Furnished Course Supplies/Prerequisites: Cost is $75. Flights in a DA-40 cost $100 and a passenger can come, depending on weight and balance.

Course Description: The REDBIRD full motion (3-axis) flight simulator introduces participants to the exciting life of a pilot. Each participant will be at the controls of a 200 degree visability simulator from take-off to landing in preparation for an optional flight in a USU aircraft. Before embarking on the flight, discussions will cover the basic principles of flight, how an aircraft creates lift and the controls of a plane. Flights will be scheduled around weather and aircraft availability in the early evenings.

Course Instructor: Andreas “Baron” Wesemann is an assistant professor in the Aviation Technology Program. He arrived at USU in 2015 after more than 27 years in the U.S. Air Force. While serving in the Air Force, Wesemann worked as an instructor pilot in five different aircraft, taught German at the Air Force Academy, and instructed at Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training. His professional interests are in areas related to aviation, including curriculum development, leadership and ethics in the cockpit, and safety and risk management systems.
andreas.wesemann@usu.edu