Summer Academy: Intro to Aviation

Summer Academy: Intro To Aviation for ages 9-14

Fly! The word has been a thought of mankind’s for thousands of years, but only in the last 100 has society actually been transported in airplanes. We will look at antique airplanes and flying techniques, warbirds, the science, the history, the personalities, and the FUTURE of aviation. Students will make a model airplane, and draw a model airfoil. We will visit an airplane museum, a local aviation business, meet a flight instructor, and see the insides of an aircraft engine.

This is for kids going into grades 5-8, ages 9-14.

This class will be taught daily from July 28 through August 14th. Class starts at 8:30am and goes until noon.

Parents are responsible for dropping off kids prior to 8:30 am each and picking them up at noon. Please bring your own snacks and beverages.

John Schmidt has been a teacher for 37 years, and a pilot for 30+ years. He is a member of the Experimental Aircraft Assoc., Antique Airplane Assoc., Commemorative Air Force, and the Aircraft Owners and Pilot’s Assoc. Mr. Schmidt has been a private pilot since 1990 with 1,150 hours logged flight time, including tailwheel, complex, and high-performance endorsements. He owns a 1947 Stinson 108-1, and is building an RV6 and a replica Piper Vagabond. Mr. Schmidt owns a hangar in Forest Lake, MN and New Richmond, Wisconsin, and serves on the Forest Lake Airport Commission. This is his 20th summer offering his "Intro to Aviation" class.