Student teachers get
aerospace instruction
A special program for students in the Teacher's College is
making earthbound teachers airborne, according to Frank
Sorenson, Link Foundation coordinator at UNL.
To expose teachers at all levels to what is happening in the air,
in space and in the oceans, Sorenson said UNL has a program to
train teachers in aerospace studies, so they in turn can teach their
students.
Teacher's College has had such a program since 1940, he said.
This week, Ralph Flexman, director of the University of Illinois
Institute of Aviation, and Omer Benn, chief of pilot training at the
University of Illinois, were in Lincoln to speak with faculty
members, staff members and students interested in flying and
aerospace technology.
v Illinois research
Flexman reported on research being done at the Illinois
Institute.
The major area of study has been on the human factors of flying
and how a machine's design can affect the pilot's flying, Flexman
said.
The altimeter, an instrument which measures altitude, is
commonly misread by pilots, he said. After research, the Illinois
Institute found that altimeters with digital readout rather than
dials are less likely to cause pilot error, according to Flexman.
Benn said that during the 30 years the University of Illinois has
offered a flight training program, they have had 10,000-11,000
persons complete the program. All those students have received
private pilot's licenses, and 50 per cent have gone on to receive
commercial licenses, he said.
45-plane fleet
The University of Illinois owns its own airport and has a fleet of
45 airplanes, Benn said.
UNL does not have its own airport or planes for instruction, but
Sorenson said there is an" active interest in aviation on campus. He
estimated that 50 faculty members fly regularly and several own
their own planes.
Seventeen Air Force ROTC students at UNL are now taking
flight training, he said. In addition, faculty members and students
have organized the UNL Flying Club.
The aeronautics program at UNL has had impact on a lot of
people, Sorenson said.
At the University of Illinois, the aeronautics thrust has been
towards research, he said. However, at UNL, the thrust has been
towards an expanded education for teachers, according to
Sorenson.
Summer scholarships
During the summer, the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics
has offered scholarships for several Teacher's College students to
receive flight training.
After receiving instruction in aeronautics, Sorenson said the
teachei can then relay the knowledge to his students.
-A program of teaching aeronautics to elementary students has
begun at McFey School in Lincoln, he said.
The funds for the UNL program come from the Link
Foundation, Sorenson said. The Link Foundation was founded by
Edwin A. Link, who developed the "Link Trainer" in the early
1940's for use in pre-flight training.
The .link Foundation, a private, foundation which supports
aerospace-related projects, has given grants to more' than 103
universities since its formation.
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