Introductory Aviation Programme

Aviation Beginner Course

Course Code: TC-AV-B-12

Audience

Primary students and first-time learners

Class Size

Up to 40 students per class

Time

Total duration: 12 hours

Each session: 2 hours (6 sessions)

Location

TBD

Expected Learning Outcomes

Recognise major aircraft parts and describe how a plane becomes a plane
Appreciate why Hong Kong sits at the heart of a global aviation and logistics network
Experiment with simple paper-plane designs to feel how lift, drag, and balance really work
Build an early habit of asking "why did that happen?" when looking at aviation incidents
Imagine what next-generation low-altitude aircraft, eVTOLs, and drones might make possible
Picture themselves in future aviation careers — as pilots, engineers, cabin crew, or operations specialists

About the Instructor

Every session is led by former commercial pilots with professional certification, so students hear stories and ask questions directly from the flight deck.

Assessment Policy

•Class participation and attendance: 30%
•Paper-plane design & iteration: 40%
•Final show-and-tell on a favourite aviation topic: 30%

Tools & Resources

•A4 paper and markers
•Projector and short aviation video clips
•Classroom discussion boards

Teaching Plan

Session	Topic	Expected Learning Outcomes	Duration
1	Introduction to Aviation	•Name the main parts of an aircraft: wings, tail, cockpit, engines •Tell the difference between airliners, light aircraft, and helicopters •Share what first made them curious about flight	2 hours
2	Hong Kong Aviation & Logistics	•Explain why Hong Kong is a major aviation and logistics hub •Describe how everyday items — toys, food, parcels — travel by air •Appreciate how aviation quietly shapes daily life	2 hours
3	Principles of Flight	•Tell a simple story of how a wing creates lift and how engines create thrust •Notice how wing shape changes the way a paper plane flies •Understand why balance matters in the air •Iterate on at least two paper-plane designs and test which flies further	2 hours
4	Learning from Incidents	•Understand that aviation grows safer by learning from the past •Describe a simple cause-and-effect chain behind a real incident •Practise asking "why did this happen?" as a thinking habit •Reflect on attention, teamwork, and honest self-review	2 hours
5	The Future of Aviation — Low-Altitude & eVTOL	•Describe next-generation aircraft like eVTOLs and autonomous drones in simple terms •Understand low-altitude economy ideas: delivery, air-taxi, rescue missions •Build curiosity about how flight will look in the next decade	2 hours
6	Career Pathways in Aviation	•Name the roles that keep aviation running — pilots, engineers, cabin crew, operations •Believe they too could step into an aviation career one day •Identify early habits — curiosity, teamwork, confidence — that will help them get there •Sketch a personal aviation dream and what a first step could look like	2 hours