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125 - How Airplanes Fly: See Picturesque Cache Valley from the Air! Session 2

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Student Furnished Course Supplies/Prerequisites: Class limited to 20 students, register early, 2:30-5:00 for simulator time. Optional Flights, evenings (weather dependent).

Course Description: A REDBIRD full motion (3-axis) flight simulator will introduce participants to the exciting life of a pilot. Each participant will be at the controls of a 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 in a DA-40 will cost $100 and you may have the option to have a back seat passenger (spouse, friend, etc.), depending on weight and balance. 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