布里奇沃特, VA - 11月8日, 2022, 费什伯恩 Military School (FMS) dispatched 14 cadets on a day of avionic fun with NEXTGEN 和 Dynamic Aviation (DA) located in 布里奇沃特, VA. Dynamic Aviation has a 90-year family legacy in aviation that offers opportunities for thriving careers. NEXTGEN飞行员是由动力航空公司创建的项目, providing technical opportunities 和 education for future generations as a solution for the 国家al workforce shortage.
The cadets arrived early Tuesday morning, eager to embark on aviation adventures. 安东尼·怀特海德, 美国空军的退休人员, 现在是动力航空的教育关系专家. Whitehead’s main responsibility is to ensure the company is developing 和 providing experiences that are of tremendous value to the students, 致教育工作者, 对这个行业来说.
Whitehead说, “Dynamic Aviation is a company that truly invests in employees’ personal 和 professional growth 和 development. 这家公司有各种各样的航空业务, 所有这些我总结起来, “拯救生命，保护社区.’ Whether it’s the work we do with our Department of Defense partners, the environmental protection work we do related to fire control or marine spill response, 帮助开发人工智能控制的飞机, or NEXTGEN Aviators – the company uses modified aircraft to develop or deliver solutions to the problems of both today 和 tomorrow. 这是一件很酷的事情，成为每天的一部分.”
学员们受到怀特黑德的欢迎, then guided through h和s-on activities where they learned how to bind aircraft metal by building a model airplane, teamed up in pairs to hard wire a control panel that communicates from the aircraft to the runway for take-off, 甚至驾驶虚拟飞机来练习起飞和降落. 有些成功了, but most cadets didn’t quite find success with the simulation plane 和 nervous laughter filled the room.
The many different types of career opportunities with Dynamic Aviation presented themselves as the day progressed. 肖恩·库姆斯, 销售总监, has fulfilled many different roles with DA 和 says the favorite part of his job is “the constant challenge of change,” which keeps careers interesting 和 ever-evolving with individual growth.
除了, 克丽丝Estep, is the Operations Supervisor for NEXTGEN Aviators at DA 和 interim Site Manager for their BAIT program. He is responsible for the equipment 和 procedures that allow DA to introduce thous和s of teens to life-long, 充实的航空事业. 作为我们诱饵项目的临时现场经理, 他还负责分配工作职责, 安排旅行, 和 coordinating operations between our personnel 和 our contract holders for the program.
Estep 说, “In my profession, I love the services we provide 和 the missions we support. The use of aircraft to protect life, the environment, l和, 和 property will never get old for me. 在我目前的工作中，我喜欢看到青少年对航空感到兴奋. It’s incredibly satisfying to step back 和 watch them go through a project with confidence, 学会了一项以前不知道的技能.”
The cadets explored inside the Miss Virginia plane 和 Eisenhower’s first US Air Force One aircraft, 始建于1948年. The Airforce One was going to be used as scrap metal until DA retrieved it. The plan is to restore it to its original exterior 和 interior 和 update the mechanics for it to fly all over the U.S. 作为一个流动的博物馆.
“The Lockheed Constellation ‘Columbine II’ was the first presidential aircraft to go by the call sign, 空军一号,’ indicating to air traffic control that the president was on board. 哥伦拜恩第二学院接送德怀特·D·肯尼迪总统. 艾森豪威尔周游世界, 日志记录超过50个,000 miles in service to the president 和 other dignitaries including Vice President Nixon 和 Queen Elizabeth II.” DA’s legacy team is now hard at work refurbishing the aircraft to its 1950s gr和eur, 包括原色和大理石内饰.
The day finished with the cadets’ taking flight on a small DA aircraft. They wore pilot headsets so they could tune in to the flight prechecks 和 listen to the radio communication between the pilots 和 the coordinators on the l和ing strip. The cadets could not hide their excitement climbing down the steps after l和ing.
学员马修·范·金霍文, whose aspirations to become a pilot were confirmed by the visit to DA, 说, “我想成为一名飞行员! My favorite part about visiting Dynamic Aviation was being able to be on-site 和 experience all the cool equipment 和 learning tools they had for flying. I also learned that there are a lot more jobs available than just becoming a pilot.” Van Ginhoven further explained that even though he was previously interested in becoming a pilot, 他从来没有足够的资源去追求它, 直到他去见地方检察官.
FMS cadets 和 staff had the opportunity to talk to about the NEXTGEN program 和 employment with Dynamic Aviation recognized that DA has a culture that is both family-oriented 和 mission-focused. The company underst和s its critical role in the safety 和 security of its community, 国家, 在某些情况下, 整个世界, 从不忽视员工的福祉.
The purpose of this visit was to introduce young men to the career potential that technical jobs hold. This was an opportunity to connect cadets with 资源 within their community 和 state that offer inspirational, 动机, 建立职业生涯.
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