Girls In Aviation Day a Huge Success!
More than 30 girls signed up for the Girls In Aviation Day at Sebring Regional Airport. “It was a perfect number for the volunteers to manage across six ‘stations’ of lessons and experiences.” enthused Janice Rearick, event organizer and 99s member. Girls came from two Girl Scout troops and a group of girls came from the Avon Park Boys & Girls Club, too.
The Xennial virtual reality (VR) experience was new and made a hit with the kids, almost as much as the Red Bird aircraft, which always has a queue waiting for access. Phil Lockwood brought his AirCam and introduced girls to the parts of an airplane. Additionally, EAA Chapter 1240 was in attendance sharing information, inviting participants join the Young Eagles and also their next pancake breakfast.
Sebring was fortunate to have a Highlands News reporter in attendance during the event and the story can be viewed here.
Said Janice, “Huge applause to the Airport FBO staff: Jamie, Rachel, Ruben and Brandon – all services were top notch. The team had set up the tables for us the night before, which made Saturday morning go super smoothly. Andrew and Luis positioned the crash truck in just the right place to make a safe corridor for attendees to walk to the airplanes. Plus, thank you, Bev, for the cookies and sodas!”
The Girls in Aviation Day is a valuable outreach for the airport and the community. Sebring Regional Airport is giving girls a chance to explore the world of aviation, and making it part of what they can aspire to in their own future.
