Youth interested in learning about flying will want to attend a special ground school, Explore Aviation, at the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh to be held July 28-August 3, 1999. Explore Aviation is a fun program that explains the principles of flight, different kinds of aircraft, what it takes to earn a pilot’s license and includes many experiments to illustrate the topics. The program will be held Thursday-Sunday at 11:00 a.m. at KidVenture behind the Eagles Hangar at the EAA Musuem.

According to EAA S-M-T Program Manager Judy Rice, "Explore Aviation was offered by Women in Aviation, International (WAI) at Sun n’ Fun in April and was so successful that EAA asked WAI to offer the program at AirVenture." The program is for boys and girls of all ages and includes a lot of audience participation through hands-on activities including simulated take-offs and landings. WAI President Peggy Baty, Vice President Carolyn Williamson and Jennifer Saddler Thomas, manager of communications, will conduct the programs at AirVenture. Baty and Thomas are both certified flight instructors.

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