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Biography |
Retired (2008) computer software engineer - scientific and business applications and operating systems (IBM - OS 21 through zOS. Programmed at Wall Street brokerage firm, at JFK Space Center on Apollo 9-17, and Xerox. Maintained and customized IBM mainframe operating systems at Xerox, EDS, and HP. 45+ years experience using 36+ languages on IBM mainframes - 1620, 1401/1460, 1130, 7010/7094, 360/370/and successors to 3090 and similar (including Amdahl), CDC 1604, GE 625/635, Xerox Sigma series, Univac 1104, et. al. |
Why I am qualified to teach
Aviation |
I am a pilot. |
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Prerequisites for this Activity |
print the worksheet available at
http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Aviation.pdf
and read the following
Requirements:
- all parts required
- will be covered during the session
- will be covered during the session
- will be covered during the session
- will be covered during the session
- will be covered during the session
- any TWO required
- you may complete this on your own before the session
- this will be offered a few times prior to the session at the Rochester airport - contact the merit badge counselor to schedule (takes about an hour with 4a)
- you may complete this on your own before the session
- you may complete this on your own before the session
- although this will be covered during the session, a document covering this topic is available from the merit badge counselor and it is recommended that you become familiar with aviation instruments prior to the airport visit (2b and 4a) if you choose to avail yourself of that opportunity
- you may complete this on your own before the session
- any ONE required
- you may complete this on your own before the session
- will be covered during the session
- any ONE required
- this will be offered a few times prior to the session, in conjunction with 2b at the Rochester airport - contact the merit badge counselor to schedule
- you may complete this on your own before the session
- you may complete this on your own before the session
- all parts required - you MUST complete this on your own before the session; you may perform your own independent research; if you wish to use it, an article on this topic, extracted from an aviation magazine, is available from the merit badge counselor
- Find out about three career opportunities in aviation
- Pick one and find out the education, training, and experience required for this profession
Parents and siblings are invited to attend the session at the airport when we cover 2b and 4a. All family members will be invited to sit in the airplane in the pilot or co-pilot seat. Bring a camera for photos. Candidates should be in class A uniform. Any siblings who attend in Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Brownie, or Girl Scout uniform will receive a set of junior pilot wings.
Boy Scouts studying for the Aviation Merit badge are held to a higher standard - to receive a set of junior pilot wings, you must earn it by determining the aviation significance of the vfr1200 in my e-mail address. This is NOT a requirement for the Merit Badge and is completely optional. It's just for fun (and to teach you just a tiny bit more about aviation - that's a hint).
Contact the merit badge counselor at this e-mail address vfr1200@frontiernet.net
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