Gary, The St. Mary's County School Board announced this week that they are setting up a flight simulator class for selected public high school students (likely Juniors and Seniors). The simulator is being furnished by the National Flight Academy. Initial funding is from a $250,000 grant from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. The School Board is including the flight simulator class in the coming school year budget to start in July 2013. St. Mary's College of Maryland will train the flight simulator teachers. The Superintendent of Schools and the Board members highly support the class as a most welcome addition to the Aviation Technology Completer program that has been underway for several years for St. Mary's County high school students. The ATC students receive advance credits for training for A&P licenses. Most of the ATC students go on to get their A&P licenses and many are employed at Patuxent River maintaining the Navy aircraft based there. (Civilians maintain all of the 94 Pax River Navy aircraft.) School Board members were adamant that the new simulator class be accredited and part of a career path curriculum.
Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA --------------------------------------------------- So I was wondering if anyone else had a Skid type creating a passion for all things flying and / or all things building. Gary Shubert
