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How would you like an all expenses paid, 3-week introductory summer flight training scholarship?

All Things Aviation & Aerospace

English - September 27, 2022 17:00 - 58 minutes - 38.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Joining me to talk about the AIM HIGH Flight Academy Program in detail are Captain Justin, the AIM HIGH Flight Academy Program Director, Air Force Recruiting Services Detachment 1; Lieutenant Colonel Kelly McNerney, Director of Operations, Air Force Recruiting Services Detachment 1; 1st Lieutenant Courtney Tomas, a KC-135R/T Stratotanker pilot currently stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington; and Victoria Johnson, a Certified Flight Instructor at the University of North Dakota Aerospace Foundation.

The Aim High Flight Academy (AHFA) is an aviation scholarship for a three-week introductory flight program at various colleges and universities across the country.   

The primary objectives of the flight school are to ensure selected students understand the pathway to becoming an Air Force rated officer, and to aid the increase of an individual’s Pilot Candidate Selection Method score with the completion of up to 15 flight hours.

AFHA pairs unaffiliated youth and cadets nominated by USAFA and AFROTC with Total Force Officers who provide aviation career broadening and mentorship about the various aviation professions and career fields that can be potential pathways to achieving their goals.

All Things Aviation & Aerospace is an aviation career webcast live-streamed regularly to provide you insight on the variety of opportunities and possibilities in aviation and aerospace. It's host, Vince Mickens, is a long time private pilot who flies frequently for personal and business. His background includes executive roles with the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), and the Bob Hoover Legacy Foundation, all after a 28-year broadcast journalism career working in seven major television and radio broadcast markets nationwide.