Speak Up
Share Your Passion for Flight
Ask friends and family if they’ve ever thought about taking an introductory flight. And consider making presentations to your local Chamber of Commerce or Rotary club. If you’d like to talk to students about aviation, AOPA offers an online resource to walk you through the planning and preparation needed to arrange a successful classroom visit or a field trip to a local airport. The Pilots and Teachers Handbook (PATH) to Aviation helps introduce youth to aviation by effectively connecting classroom topics such as math, science, physics, history, and technology to the basics of general aviation. It also serves as an excellent resource for teachers and students.
Once you spark a prospective student’s interest—and you will—direct him or her to AOPA’s Let’s Go Flying Web site for free information and resources, including the monthly Let’s Go Flying e-mail newsletter and a flight school directory.
