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Barnstormers Vocab
Barnstormers People
Flight Goes Mainstream Vocab
Flight Goes Mainstream People
Drill & Ceremonies
100
a pilot who travels the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting
What is a barnstormer?
100
the first black woman to get a pilot's license
Who is Bessie Coleman?
100
coast-to-coast
What is transcontinental?
100
he named his aircraft Spirit of St. Louis
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
100
the proper way to pronounce ATTENTION when giving a drill command
What is tench hut?
200
a trusted coach or guide
What is a mentor?
200
best known for his 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
200
a person who works with a skilled master to learn by practical experience
What is an apprentice?
200
best known for her 1931 flight to China via the "Great Circle Route"
Who is Anne Morrow Lindbergh?
200
the command given after halting a flight in column formation
What is COVER?
300
people who come to see an event or show
What is a spectator?
300
Navy admiral who flew to the South Pole in 1929
Who is Richard E. Byrd?
300
the imaginary circle that divides Earth into northern and southern halves
What is the equator?
300
first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Who is Amelia Earhart?
300
the second command of the thirty-step drill sequence
What is Open Ranks MARCH?
400
the height above earth's surface
What is altitude?
400
she developed the "air marker" system
Who is Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie?
400
a condition in which a person's sense of direction does not agree with reality
What is spatial disorientation?
400
in 1929, he made the first successful blind flight
Who is James Doolittle?
400
the number of steps per minute while marching at Quick Time
What is 100 to 120 steps per minute?
500
designed with rounded edges to reduce wind drag
What is aerodynamic?
500
at one point, Orville Wright called him "the greatest pilot of all time"
Who is Lincoln Beachey?
500
the act of taking off and landing relying solely on instruments inside the cockpit for guidance
What is blind flight?
500
he developed a number of devices that became critical to pilot training and aviation in general
Who is Sgt William C. Ocker?
500
the three points of contact when saluting
What are the eyebrow, the brim of the cap, and the eyeglasses?