Cave Creek Museum host aviation training

Cave Creek Museum will host aviation training for area students in partnership with Skyward Youth, an aviation and aerospace academy. According to Evelyn Johnson, Cave Creek Museum executive director, the training will be focused on two age groups: fifth to eighth graders and students 14 years plus.

“Students in our community will have the opportunity to learn about aviation, simulators and guider flights as well as initial pilot preparation,” says Johnson. “The two exciting programs will help students understand many aspects of aviation, including available careers, and even learn how to fly a glider. Kiwanis Club of Carefree supports this wonderful partnership. And, scholarships will be available.”

Skyward Youth Aviation and Aerospace Academy, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based business, is filled with professionals who have a passion for flight, aviation and aerospace.

The class schedules are as follows:

• Aviation 101: Students are immersed in the study of flight and learn about aviation using science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)-based instruction and state-of-the-art simulators. Each class is divided into classroom instruction and hands-on flight simulator practice. Ages fifth to eighth grade. Classes from 3:30 to 5:00 PM

• Initial Pilot Prep: This program prepares students for pre-solo knowledge exams and they take a FAA private pilot practice knowledge test. Pilot Prep and ground school sessions adhere to the ASA Private Pilot Test Prep handbook while incorporating the use of flight simulators. Ages ninth to twelfth grade. Classes from 5:15-6:45 PM

April 5 TIME: First class. Students and parents meet at 15170 N. Hayden Road, Suite 4, in Scottsdale, Ariz., 85260 (Aerial Engagement), which is Skyward Youth’s headquarters, to learn how the workshop training will take place and what children will learn. The times are 3:30 PM for Aviation 101 students and 5:15 PM for students registered for Initial Pilot Prep classes

April 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23: Classes take place at Cave Creek Museum

April 5, 12, 19: Classes take place at Aerial Engagement, Scottsdale

Demonstration: Guider flight for students at Superior Municipal Airport in Superior, Ariz.

Register for the training at Cave Creek Museum at: skywardyouthacademy@gmail.com.

For more information, call: 480.605.1988.

This program is made possible through the kind generosity of Kiwanis Club of Carefree.

The 53-year-old museum’s mission is to preserve the artifacts of the prehistory, history, culture and legacy of the Cave Creek Mining District and the Cave Creek/Carefree foothills area through education, research, and interpretive exhibits. The Cave Creek Museum is located at 6140 E. Skyline Drive in Cave Creek, Ariz., 480.488.2764. Open October through May.