Women in Aviation International’s (WAI) network of more than 115 chapters, corporate members, and partners, are making their plans for individual events for Girls in Aviation Day October 13th, 2018. Celebrated worldwide, Girls in Aviation Day is now in its fourth year as a global event and is designed to introduce and educate girls 8 to 17 years of age on the many career choices and lifestyle possibilities offered by the aviation/aerospace industry.

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A two-minute video on Girls in Aviation Day may be viewed   HERE . 

A growing list of Girls in Aviation Day events can be found  HERE.

From there the girls will be divided into groups based on age and given a book that they will take to each station. The book will help them perform the activities and write notes.

STATIONS:

Flight Planning / Weather / Maps  - The girls will have to create a flight plan getting them from Denver to their destination based off of the weather and terrain. The pilots are going to work with them further on this to determine gas, weight etc.

ATC Reenactment  - In each girl's book will be a flight strip and type of aircraft on it with the aircraft details. A flight strip will be printed out with the girls name and type of aircraft for the "controllers" working the planes. We will staff a control tower and radar potion. With the help of our volunteer pilots, the girls can play ATC and take turns being a controller and airplanes while learning about ATC and specific airplanes.  

Team Building  - Pilots and Controllers want to teach the girls the importance of working together and communication. The girls would watch the following  video (will be edited) showcasing an emergency situation.  The rest of the Team Building Station will be built around the importance of this video, knowing when to ask for help, how to be a team player and general discussion over the many topics presented in the video.

Control Room Walk through - The girls will have the opportunity to walk through the control room and watch how the aviation world works together and witness controllers separating aircraft and issuing safety alerts.

National Air Traffic Controllers Association will be sponsoring a chicken and beef taco bar lunch. Chicken nuggets and grilled cheese sandwiches will also be available. Along with a dessert table with cupcakes, fruit and chips.

Water and gatorade will be available throughout the day.

We have created a few fun aviation inspired items for you. If you are interested, click below to purchase.



Pre-Orders only. All orders must be ordered by Sept 19th.

Shirts will be available for pick up at the event or shipped.

***No shirts can be sold on premises.

If you are picking up and want the shirt placed in your child's swag bag, please include your child's name in the additional notes to merchant.