St. Louis University Aviation Summer Academy

St. Louis University's Oliver L. Parks Department of Aviation Science is hosting twenty-two high school students from eight states at their annual Aviation Summer Academy this week. The students will be given an immersive experience within the St. Louis University Aviation Science Program as well as field trips to aerospace industry facilities throughout the community. The tuition-based program is inclusive of room and board at the St. Louis campus as well as transportation to all field trip locations.
The Aero Experience visited with the students and the St. Louis University staff on Monday at the Parks College Center for Aviation Science flight operations hangar, St. Louis Downtown Airport. Our coverage includes a look at the four main hands-on activities offered throughout the day, along with one student's review of her first flight in a general aviation aircraft.
During the morning session, the students rotated through the first two stations: Simulator Lab and Aircraft Pre-Flight. Here we show them pairing up for some training in the Frasca advanced aircraft training device (AATD) flight simulators. These realistic simulators supplement and reinforce the procedures and techniques learned while flying in the training aircraft. While half of the group was in the Simulator Lab, the other half was outside pre-flighting the Diamond fleet aircraft under the guidance of St. Louis University certified flight instructors using a check list. The pre-flight exercise, while required before all flights, is also a great way to become familiar with the location and function of the major components of the aircraft.
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[@i.chase.clouds]

Great overview of the fun week we had at the SLU hangar! Thanks for being there to document it, Carmelo!

[@TheAeroExperience]

Always a great time with SLU Bills!