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MDT Aviation Career Exploration Academy

Helena, Montana– The Montana Department of Transportation 2019 Aviation Career Exploration Academy will be conducted in Helena on June 25th and 26th.  Sponsored by the Aeronautics Division, the Academy is designed to immerse high school students in wide-ranging aspects of aeronautics and introduce them to aviation career possibilities.

The two-day resident camp will include flights in general aviation airplanes; a tour of a state-of-the-art aerospace manufacturing facility; and visits to a static Boeing 727 flight deck, the Army Aviation Helicopter squadron, the cab of an air traffic control tower, the aviation maintenance technician program at the Helena College, an air ambulance and spray operators.

Students will have the opportunity to speak with general aviation pilots at a fly-in at Canyon Ferry airport. 

For more information about the ACE Academy, please contact Matt Lindberg at (406) 444-9568.  For the hearing impaired, the TTY number is (406) 444-7696 or 1-800-335-7592 or call Montana Relay at 711.

 

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