What is aviation?

Aviation is when people fly planes through the sky, just like how you ride a bike or walk to school.

Think about birds, they flap their wings and go up into the air. Planes are like big flying machines, made of metal and glass, that don’t need wings to fly. They use powerful engines to push them forward, and as they move faster, the air helps lift them up so they can glide through the sky.

When you’re on a plane, it feels like you're riding in a special kind of car that can go really high, higher than clouds! Sometimes the plane goes up, sometimes it comes down, and it can even turn around in the air. It's almost like being in a fun roller coaster that goes through the sky.

You might feel your ears pop when the plane changes altitude, just like when you ride in an elevator or suck on a straw really hard. That’s how planes move up and down through the sky, taking people from one place to another quickly and safely.