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Buckeye's Aviation Academy
Buckeye Municipal Airport
3000 S. Palo Verde Rd.
Buckeye, AZ 85326
Contact: Annie Warner regarding volunteering, vendor info or Aviation Academy.
The city of Buckeye welcomes students to discover, experience and explore Aviation STEAM careers through interactive and hands on activities, engaging booths and several opportunities to meet and speak with pilots.
When: Friday, February 14; 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Ages: 5th to 12th grade and students interested in Aviation careers.
Highlighted Activities and Guest Aviation Instructors:
- Aviation Historic Walk Through
- Arizona Astronomy
- ASU Missions - LROC, ShadowCam, Mastcam-Z and Psyche
- Buckeye RC Flyers
- Civil Air Patrol
- Hands on Activities: Air Marshalling, Air Traffic Control, Paper Air Planes, Morse Code, Anemometers and Wind Sock Readings and draw your own plane or shuttle mural
- Historic Flights throughout History Map Reading
- MACH Adventure - Escape Rooms
- Parachutes - History of parachutes and learn by doing
- Phoenix 99s - Huey Helicopter
- Safe Launch Plane Painting
- Simulators - Flight Simulators and Advanced Spaceflight Laboratory Simulator
- Stump the Pilot Q & A with the Red Thunder Show Pilots
- UTI Aviation Mechanics
Chaperones: For safety purposes we ask that there is a minimum of one adult per 10 children while touring the site.
Cost: Free with submitted application. You will receive a Parking Via email the week prior. Those who attend without registering will be charged a $15 parking fee per car/bus.
Format: The site is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and those registered can attend during open hours. It is recommended to allow for a minimum of two hours to tour the site, meet pilots and participate in various engaging booths.
Lunch: Students and attendees are responsible for their own lunches. You are welcome to bring lunches and/or purchase lunch from a variety of food vendors who will be on site.
Seminars:
- More information coming soon!
Fill out the Field Trip Friday form to participate in Field Trip Friday. For more information, please contact Elizabeth Garcia at egarcia@buckeyeaz.gov.