Literary Review

After doing research at the library, there was no information on the Hokie Flying Club, so I have expanded my search region to student pilots and aircraft construction and maintanence. I chose these topics because at a college airport, there are a great number of student pilots, and I am looking into becoming a pilot, so it is only natural for me to direct my research towards something I am passionate about. Secondly, I am leaning towards aircraft construction and airport maintanence because there are many sources on this available at the library.

The first is the book "Inventory and aviation demand forecasts phase of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Airport master plan." (Sit, Tak Po. 1975) which outlines the projected airport needs at VT. In addition, there has been several recent articles written about the FAA safety standards and the needed changes that the VT Airport is currently undergoing. These changes directly affect the Hokie Flying Club, and are therefore useful to my research. The airport is currently undergoing numerous changes, and these resources will be very beneficial in my research. This book is on hold after being transported from storage, and the other articles are online.

I also have three books on the world of Sport Aviation, which includes recreational flying and aircraft construction. Since Aircraft construction has been the backbone of recreational flying advances, I found this to be a worthy starting point when researching recreational flying clubs such as the HFC. These books ("The World of Sport Aviation", Davison; "Design for Flying", Thurston; "Build Your Own Sportplane", Dwiggins.) outline the past methods used by recreational aircraft construction as well as detailing the present need and demands for recreational aerial vehicles. Most of the 17,000 runways across the United States are only available to recreational pilots, which shows the widespread use of private recreational pilots. These books offer great insight into flying clubs and recreational flying, which will be a great point of comparison to the Hokie Flying Club.