Summer aviation workshop offered

Junior high and high school students can explore the fields of
aviation and
aeronautics in weeklong workshops during June at the UI's Willard
Airport,
Savoy.

Students in grades seven through 12 are eligible to attend any one of
six
five day sessions in either the morning or afternoon. The workshops
are
offered by the UI Institute of Aviation's department of aircraft
maintenance technology.

Workshops begin on June 6, 13 and 20, with classes from 8 to 11:30
a.m. or
from 1 to 4:30 p.m. The $100 workshop fee includes all materials, use
of
the institute's flight simulator and a 45-minute ride in a university
plane.

Classroom topics include aviation history and careers; elements of
flight;
aircraft systems and operations; and instruments and navigation.
Participants also will tour the airport, including the control tower,
fire
house and aircraft maintenance shops.

Students may register for the workshop either by mail, phone or in
person
in Building Q-4 at Willard Airport. Advanced registration is required
because class sizes will be limited. Scholarships are available.

More information is available from Glenn Saccone at the Institute of
Aviation, UI Willard Airport, One Airport Road, Savoy; 244-8622.