Accotink Bay District Flight School

August 16, 2025 | Gunston Hall
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Featuring: Viper Rocket Launch

The Accotink Bay District is pleased to welcome units to our Flight School. 

Scouts will earn Aviation and Space Exploration merit badges, as well as get to launch rockets.

Aviation Merit Badge Prerequisites

1. Use the following free References:

• Download and read the Aviation Merit Badge pamphlet: https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes/Pamphlets/Aviation_2024.pdf
• With your parent's permission, review the Scouting America Aviation Digital Resource Guide:  https://www.scouting.org/skills/merit-badges/digital-resource-guides/aviation/.  These selected readings and videos show different types of aircraft and their wide range of uses. All merit badge requirements are reviewed in the resource guide.

2. With the information in the Aviation Merit Badge pamphlet or the Digital Resources Guide, answer the questions on this
   worksheet for these requirements:

1(a), 1(b), 1(c ), 1(d), 1(h) and 5(e )

3. With your parent or guardian permission do requirement 3(a) and write a report to include screen captures of your experience using the flight simulator.

• Requirement 3(a) Using a flight simulator software package, set a course and fly the headings you have established with a successful take-off and landing.

4. With your parent or guardian assistance do one of the requirements for #4.  Write a report of your experience.

Do one of the following:

• Visit an airport. After the visit, report on how the facilities are used, how runways are numbered, and how runways are determined to be "active."
• Visit a Federal Aviation Administration facility: Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT), Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON), Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), or Flight Standards District Office (FSDO). Report on the operation and your impressions of the facility.
• Visit a military aviation facility. Learn how that facility supports defense and/or civilian activities. Report on the operation and your impressions of the facility.
• Visit an aviation museum or attend an air show. Report on your impressions of the museum or show, and what you learned from the experience.

    5. Bring your completed worksheet and reports to the Accotink Bay Flight School to review with your Merit Badge Counselor.  The Flight school day activities will include activities to complete the remaining requirements not assigned as pre-requisites above.

In general if a pre-requirement is not completed then the scout can still attend the event but will not earn the merit badge at the event but will need to follow-up with the councilor at a later date to complete the merit badge.

Space Exploration Merit Badge Prerequisites

Using this workbook, complete requirements #2, 5, 7, and 8.

Bring this completed workbook to the Flight School event.  Be sure to include your name! 

Prerequisites workbook for Space Exploration

Our Flight School is a chance for scouts to understand, appreciate, and be excited about the amazing machines that have transformed our world. 

The Flight School registration fee is $40.