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Airport Kids: The Next Generation

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Key Takeaways:

  • The EAA's "Wild Blue Wonders" program successfully engages middle school students in aviation through challenging competitions, hands-on activities, and flight simulator experiences.
  • Participants gain significant aviation knowledge, practical skills, and crucial life lessons such as teamwork and perseverance, fostering a new and diverse generation of aviation enthusiasts.
  • The program highlights a vital modern approach, leveraging organized educational initiatives, technology, and dedicated adult support to inspire youth in aviation, especially as traditional airport access diminishes and funding becomes uncertain.
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Neither the acting nor the writing would win an Academy Award.

“Well gosh, Wilbur, how come you get to be interviewed? I’m the one who flew it!” pouts a blond middle-school student with magic-marker facial hair.

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