How to earn your badge:

1. Describe how a wing generates lift and the conditions that can cause an aircraft to stall.

2. Name the main control surfaces of an aeroplane and how they work.

3. Flight Time Calculation Test

   Find out how long it’d take to fly 60 nautical miles at an airspeed of 90 knots in each of these conditions:  

   • No wind  
   • Headwind of 15 knots  
   • Tailwind of 30 knots   

   Use the formula: Time = Distance (Nautical miles) ÷ Speed (airspeed ± wind speed) 

4. Complete any four of the following:

   1. Draw a diagram or make a model of an airfield and name the key features.

      Explain the rules for accessing an airfield.

   2. Find out about unmanned aircraft, such as drones.

      Understand why they might be used and discover the rules around flying them safely.

   3. Try out a flight simulator. This could be done online, on an app, on a computer game or as an immersive experience.
   4. Look at an online weather forecast and understand how different conditions (such as wind speed, visibility and cloud cover) impact flying.

      How do standard weather forecasts differ from METAR reports?

   5. Know the role of an airfield marshal.
   6. Explore a place of aviation interest, such as an airfield, air display, aviation museum or through a virtual tour.
   7. Send and receive a message using the phonetic alphabet, then explain why it's used to communicate in aviation.