Wild Blue Yonder "2"- Discovery Flight Day is BACK!!
This summer's Lilly Aviation Club outreach event benefiting United Way of Central Indiana (UWCI) was slated for Fri., Aug. 28, 2009. LAC sponsored introductory flight opportunities for 10 children from the following organizations: School 54, Boys & Girls Clubs, and Fairbanks. Starting at 8:00am and ending at 1:30pm, the agenda included a safety briefing, discussion about goal-setting/what it takes to become a pilot, a lesson about the physics of flight, an opportunity to become acquainted with the equipment via the actual flight itself-- plus, a great finale' including an inspirational lunch presentation by friend-of-the-club, Matt Modleski, former lead pilot of the US Air Force Thunderbirds' flight demonstration team! For more information about future outreach opportunites, contact Claudia Gibson at 317-433-6555 or cLgibson@LiLLy.com.
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