Officials with the Experimental Aircraft Association report the new AeroEducate program, an online portal that introduces kids to multiple aviation career paths, has grown over its first five months to more than 3,000 users, including more than 750 educators across the country.
“The wide range of aviation careers, from commercial pilots to engineering and more, offers more possibilities than ever,” said Paul Maloy, EAA Director of Education. “We can’t wait to carry this initial AeroEducate momentum into 2023 and offer new activities, badges, and career areas for young people to explore and educators to bring to their classrooms.”
AeroEducate’s 1,500 student users, ranging in age from five to 18 years old, combined to complete 2,500 activities across the program’s five career areas. The program includes individual do-it-yourself projects as well as classroom activities, allowing youth to explore aviation in a fun way and learn about multiple aviation career opportunities, EAA officials explain.
As students complete activities they earn digital achievement badges that can be printed as certificates of accomplishment. As the program develops, more badges will be introduced, adding to the 16 that are now available across the program’s four levels.
For more information: AeroEducate.org
Yes Ken I fully agree there should be a cheaper way to aquire
your ppl . I received my ppl in 1980 and the cost was a little over
3 grand and I will stand shoulder to shoulder with any student
to this day
What the EAA ought to be doing is finding ways to lower the cost of flying. It totally failed to do this on aviation fuel despite having pioneered the use of automotive fuels over 40 years ago. When I was in my teens we read about the Volksplane and hang gliders and VW engine conversions that made the dream of flying possible on a shoestring budget. Now the cost of a private pilot’s license is more than most teens would pay for a simple used car. A Piper Cub or Aeronca Champ is still a great way to learn how to fly. You do not need a glass panel and leather seats to learn basic stick-and-rudder skills.