Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy
Introduction to Aviation Fall 2025
All students must complete a project for these classes.
Primary Instructor: Matthew J. Harrison
Secondary Instructor: Daniel I. Baker
Contact Information:
phone: (269) 775-3614
email: foxtrotflighttraining.llc@gmail.com
website: foxtrotflighttraining.com
Ages: 14-18
Day & Time: Tuesdays 1-3pm
Start Date: September 2nd
Location: Dowagiac Municipal Airport 710 W Prairie Ronde St, Dowagiac (see syllabus for detailed directions.)
Course Description:
This course is designed to introduce students to the field of aviation, especially from a pilots perspective. Students will cover the basics of; aerodynamics, aircraft design, aviation history, aviation meteorology, navigation, career options within aviation, and aviation law. The course will include hands-on learning and classroom style lecture.
*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.
Teacher of Record: Tom Hurst
