Photos: Hangar dance to support WNY Aviation Adventure Camp
It was a '40s-themed night in a hangar at the Genesee County Airport on Saturday to raise funds to support the WNY Aviation Adventure Camp.
WNY Aviation Adventure Camp
Class completes course at annual aviation camp at Genesee County Airport
Students in the WNY Aviation Adventure Camp completed their course work today and received their certicates of graduation at the Genesee County Airport.
The program gives students an opportunity at a variety of hands-on learning opportunities in the aviation field. Field trips included visits to FL Soaring Club in Dansville, the Niagara Aerospace Museum along the classes at Boshart Enterprises & Aircraft Services.
Photos by Jill Breslawski include some of the activities from throughout the camp.
Students complete week learning about aviation at Genesee County Airport
A week of intense study and fun came to an end today for students of the Aviation Adventure Camp.
The annual week-long camp exposes students going into ninth through 11th grade to potential career options in aviation and is held at the Genesee County Airport.
It's sponsored by the Business Education Alliance of Genesee County.
Today's class ended with a short graduation ceremony after participants competed in a final model helicopter flying contest.
This is the fourth year for the camp.
Weeklong Aviation Adventure Camp offered for ninth- and 10th-graders
WNY Aviation Adventure Camp for all ninth- and 10th-grade students interested in learning about aviation, aerodynamics and mechanical sciences will be held July 7-13 at the Genesee County Airport.
Registration deadline is June 22.
This weeklong, overnight camp is a fun-filled opportunity that includes a complete ground school course, some flight time, flight simulator time and field trips to the Geneseo Airshow, Niagara Falls Air Force Base, the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park and the Rochester Airport!
Join us for the adventure of a lifetime! Cost is $345 per camper for the week and includes all meals and camp T-shirts. The camp will be instructed by certified flight instructors and NYS certified teachers during the day. The nighttime supervision will be provided by camp counselors. A limited numbers of scholarships are available.
Go online to <http://www.wnyaviationadventurecamp.org> to register.
