Ones and Zeros

At work I’m tasked with creating what is basically an “introduction to aviation” for people who are not pilots, don’t necessarily want to be pilots, but work in an aviation-related consulting business with the FAA and other aviation entities internationally.  Thus, they need to know something about aviation.

What would you want to put in such an introduction?  What would you want to see in such an introduction?  (Comments and emails much appreciated!)

The kinds of things I have so far include:

• types of flying: VFR vs IFR
• commercial vs private aviation
• pilot ratings and capabilities
• types of airports (controlled, pilot-controlled, private, etc)
• airspace
• safety processes (airplane certification, pilot/controller certification, preflight, etc)
• stages of a flight: departure, enroute, approach, landing
• IFR approach types

I’m in the early stages of pulling this together so would appreciate any suggestions you might have.

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