Abstract
Embarking on a journey into the skies, this study aims to investigate the different struggles of the students during their flight training, effectiveness of the miniature aerodrome in aiding their struggles, and performance of the students after using the miniature aerodrome as their visual teaching aid. Pre-Solo flight trainings are one of the most challenging phases of a flight training in the journey of becoming a pilot and the researchers came up with an idea of developing a miniature aerodrome as a visual teaching aid. Pre-solo undergoing flight training encounter some challenges as they navigate through the skies such as area familiarization, aeronautical decision-making, knowledge retention and procedure application. are also essential to become a competent pilot. Utilizing these visual aids will support the pre-solo students to have a realistic view of what was just being taught through word of mouth and through images. For a comprehensive understanding of the miniature aerodrome, it was designed with the runway view, landmarks, and scale aircrafts. This study also investigated if there are changes in their flight performance of the student when having the traditional method of teaching and learning with the miniature aerodrome. Data for this study was gathered through online questionnaires and the respondents were chosen randomly with the criteria of pre-solo student. The respondents were provided with checklist to assess the area wherein they struggle the most during their flight trainings. In addition, the respondents had their pre-tests before using the miniature and pre-tests after number of students utilized the tool. Furthermore, the best features of the aerodrome and features that needs improvement were assessed for a better usage. In conclusions, this study aims to identifying the struggles encountered by the students during flight trainings, features of the aerodrome, performance of the groups and improvements needed of the model.