Aviation Merit Badge

Class
Written By Christopher Simmons

March 8, 9:30am–4pm
Hiller Aviation Museum

 

The Aviation Merit Badge program allows Scouts to complete their requirements in an immersive aviation environment. Scouts use Hiller Aviation Museum exhibits and aircraft to satisfy the various requirements for the Aviation Merit Badge, including hands-on aircraft checkout and a realistic flight simulation session.

Note: Sign up directly with Hiller Aviation Museum. There is no troop sign up form for this event. We will organize carpooling closer to the date.

 

What to Bring

Wear your Class B uniform

Lunch & snacks
There is no food service at the Museum.

Water
Stay hydrated throughout the day.

Your (signed) blue card
Blue cards aren’t actually blue anymore, and they’re not cards—but you still need one to get signed off on Merit Badge requirements. Before you go, print this form, fill in your name and unit number, and get your Scoutmaster’s signature.

Workbook
No need to study in advance (unless you want to), but you must bring and complete the workbook to earn the badge.

Resources

Aviation MB Study Guide Workbook
Print and bring this so you can take notes during your lessons. This is how you will get signed off.

Blue Card
Print this out and get it signed before you go.

 
Christopher Simmons
Christopher Simmons is a Canadian-born, San Francisco–based designer, writer, design advocate and educator. He also loves hamburgers. As principal and creative director of MINE™, Simmons designs and directs brand and communication design projects for clients ranging from Facebook, Microsoft, and Simon & Schuster, to the Nature Conservancy, SFMOMA and Obama for America. His work has been exhibited internationally at galleries and museums, including the Hiroshima Museum of Contemporary Art, the Pasadena Museum of California Art and the Museum of Craft and Design; it is also included in the permanent design archives of the Denver Art Museum. In addition to writing for design publications and blogs (including two of his own), Simmons is the author of four books—the most recent of which, Just Design, focuses on design for social change. Simmons served as president of the San Francisco chapter of AIGA from 2004–2006 and founded San Francisco Design Week, prompting then-mayor Gavin Newsom to issue an official proclamation declaring San Francisco a city where “Design Makes a Difference.” Simmons was recently named one of the “50 Most influential designers working today.”
http://www.christophersimmons.is
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