Planes, Drones, and Mathematics: How a New Aviation Curriculum Is Opening Career Doors for Students

[Kathleen Martin]

A free and relatively new curriculum designed by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Foundation helps students learn critical problem-solving skills by teaching them how to fly airplanes and drones, and it prepares them for a variety of careers in the aviation industry. The curriculum--now used in more than 320 schools in at least 44 states--is addressing massive shortages of pilots, air traffic controllers, aviation mechanics, and other jobs in the industry. Here is a look at how the program works at Magruder High School in Rockville, Md.
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