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Aviation
Education
Programs
Brought to you by AOPA
Teachers’ Day: April 28, 2009
EAA AirVenture – Oshkosh, WI
Introduction
Jennifer Storm – Director or Public Relations
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
• 70-year history of education, advocacy, resources and
community
• Largest aviation association in the world
• 414,000 members
General Aviation (GA)
• Drives $150 billion in economic activity in the U.S.
• 500,000+ of more than 600,000 U.S. pilots
• More than 90% of registered U.S. aircraft
Benefits of General Aviation (GA)
Everyday General Aviation (GA)
• Medevac; transport of time-sensitive medical materials
• Aerial traffic reports in metropolitan areas
• Law enforcement: Federal, state and local
• Search and rescue operations
• Surveying, parkland protection, environmental protection
• Large-scale firefighting
• Agricultural growth and crop protection
• Overnight cargo deliveries
• Reaches more than 19,000 airports (commercial: only 650)
• A GREAT way to teach many different subjects!
Aviation Touches Many Disciplines
Mathematics
Meterology
Geography and
Topography
Communications
Navigation
Aviation Touches Many Disciplines
Safety
Technology
History
Engineering
Teamwork
How Aviation Benefits Students
Personal Benefits of Flight:
• Builds responsibility, character
• Improves confidence, self-reliance
• Drives personal discipline
• Sharpens organizational skills
• Pride of belonging to a unique group of talented individuals
• Provides a unique point of view (city layout)
• Encourages maintenance of good health (medical certificate)
• Positive environment; encouraging and supportive community
Young People Are Flying!
YOUNG PILOTS BY TYPE OF CERTIFICATE - AS OF 12/31/2008
Age
Group
Student
Medical
Light
Sport
Rec.
Private
Comm.
TOTAL
CFI
14-15
190
0
0
0
0
190
0
16-19
11,562
18
3
3,846
561
15,990
73
PATH Handbook
Pilot and Teacher Handbook
• Focused on middle school
• 11 modules for teachers
• Activities, worksheets,
exercises and quizzes
• FREE PowerPoint
presentations online:
www.aopa.org/path/path.html
PATH Program
Examples
• Phonetic alphabet
• Gravity and lift
• Weather
• History/heroes
Supplements:
• Connect-the-dots puzzles (K-3)
• Airplanes (3-5)
• Aviation Careers brochure (9-12)
AOPA Helps Student Pilots Get Started
www.letsgoflying.com
AOPA Flight Training Magazine
FREE for six months:
• Toll-free direct to CFIs
• Six issues of Flight Training
• eFlight Training newsletter
• Online airport directory
• World-class safety courses
• Safety quizzes
• Weather resources
AOPA Supports Student Pilots
AOPA Flight Path:
• 24 emails match training
• Chance to win $1,000 x 5
• Sporty’s partnership:
Logbook and gift certificates
• “Shirt-tail Tradition” T-shirt
• Access to AOPA Pilot
Information Center
• Anyone can sign up!
More Information
Visit the “Training and Safety” tab at www.aopa.org
Email the AOPA PATH program at [email protected]
Call the AOPA Pilot Information Center at (800) 872-2672
Feel free to contact me:
Jennifer Storm
Director of Public Relations
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
[email protected]