Gulf Shores City Schools announces Aviation Lab open house

Gulf Shores City Schools • October 11, 2021

Tango Flight program will see students build an airplane

Photo of a student-built plane planned for a program in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

(OBA®) – Gulf Shores, AL – School Superintendent Dr. Matt Akin announced today that the Gulf Shores High School Aviation Academy, along with partners, Tango Flight; Aeropro and Jack Edwards National Airport, will host an open house at the new Aviation Lab at Jack Edwards National Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, at 9:30 a.m.

Aviation teacher, certified flight instructor and commercial pilot, Haley Kellogg, mentors, and students will build a Van’s RV-12 in the new lab. The students and teacher have worked with mentors to set up the lab and prepare for the two-year build. Tango Flight will have a demo RV-12 on site and will take students, faculty, administrators, and board members on flights at the event.

Students, mentors, and Mrs. Kellogg will be on site to show their progress, discuss the program, and answer questions. For more information, contact Jessica Sampley, Career Tech Coordinator, at jsampley@gsboe.org

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