On Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, the Leesburg High School Spark Club visited the Leesburg International Airport in Florida to learn about the opportunities for future employment and economic development at the airport. The Spark Club was started three years ago by the Leesburg Chamber of Commerce as a leadership program for senior students who had good […]
A glimpse of the future of aviation
If you looked a little deeper into a couple of the displays at the DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase, held Nov. 3-5, 2016, at the Deland Municipal Airport in Florida, you might have been pleased to notice the number of young people that were there. There were many light sport and ultralight sport aircraft on display. […]
Young Eagles take flight at KLEE
On Saturday morning, Oct. 22, 2016, 29 young people from the greater Leesburg, Florida, area took to the sky through the EAA Young Eagles program at the Leesburg International Airport (KLEE). According to organizers, it was a nice sunny day with hardly a cloud in the sky when the young people, accompanied by parents and […]