Air Activities Staged Activity Badge
Air Activities Staged Activity Badge
We’ve recently updated the requirements for this badge. Young people can work towards the old or new requirements until the 30 June 2026. From the 1 July 2026, young people must follow the new requirements on this page. You can find a copy of the old badge requirements in the ‘Tips’ section.
How to earn your badge:
Find out about the different types of air traffic control services used at airfields and airports.
Explain how this would be different at a small local airfield compared to a large international airport.
Explain why aircraft have flaps, slots and slats and find out how each of them works.
Design and build a model of a part of an aircraft and explain how it helps the plane fly.
For example, make a cockpit control panel or a wing with flaps.
Complete any four of the following:
- Explore the relationship between aviation and climate change.
Find out how flying impacts the environment and what the industry is doing to reduce its carbon footprint.
- Explore a new aviation technology or come up with your own idea for a futuristic invention.
Explain how it works and its potential impact.
- Learn about the emergency procedures for one specific type of aircraft.
Understand what actions to take in emergency events, such as engine failure, cable break or autorotation.
- Find a major flight path that’s close to you and explain how it’s chosen and why it helps make air travel safe and efficient.
- Take part in an air activity you haven't tried before or show a reasonable level of skill in an air activity you already practise.
- Learn what runway markings mean, then explain how lights and pyrotechnic signals are used for ground-to-aircraft communication.
- Learn about the different types of airspace, such as controlled, uncontrolled and special use.
- Work with a team and take on different roles (such as pilot, co-pilot, air traffic control, air marshal, and ground crew) to simulate safely completing a flight.
Tips
You can find the previous requirements for the Air Activities Staged Activity Badge in this document.
Young people can continue working towards the old Stage 6 requirements until 30 June 2026. From 1 July 2026, they must follow the new requirements listed on this page.
During the transition, Stage 6 badges can be awarded either for completing the old Stage 6 or for completing all 11 requirements of Stage 5.
- Visit theRAF and Scouts partner page to explore a range of exciting opportunities, including the Free Scout Takeover Days 2025—a brilliant chance for Scouts to get hands-on with STEM activities in real RAF settings. Spaces are limited, so be sure to book early!
- You’ll also find the RAF Workbooks a fantastic set of free, printable resources for Scout groups. Full of fun and varied tasks, they’re perfect for helping young people explore science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) and for supporting your air activities sessions.
- RAF Top Trumps card game - Beat the Stats, A full set of Top Trump Cards and rules based on current and historical RAF aircraft.
June 2026.
Requirements can be adapted to suit each young persons abilities. See our guidance on flexibility.