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2012 Kentucky
SkillsUSA Aviation Challenge
Photo Courtesy of the UK College
of Engineering
LOUISVILLE,
Ky. February 24, 2012. 48 students from across the Commonwealth
participated in the Kentucky SkillsUSA Aviation
Challenge. Students engaged in
a test of their aeronautical knowledge, aircraft
identification, flight planning, preflight
inspection skills, and a flight simulation
profile. Students competed at the state level in
two divisions: fundamental and advanced as well
as a team. Here are the results:
Individual Results - Fundamentals Division
1st
Place: Terry Loeser - The Academy @ Shawnee
2nd Place: Hayden Young - Frankfort HS
3rd Place: Austin Merritt - Taylor County HS
Individual
Results - Advanced Division
1st
Place: Aaron Watson - Taylor County HS
2nd Place: Chris McAskill - South Warren HS
3rd Place: Dustin Swann - Monroe County HS
Results - Team
1st
Place: Taylor Co HS
2nd Place: The Academy at Shawnee
3rd Place: Monroe Co HS.
2011
SkillsUSA State Aviation Challenge
 Students
from the KIAE Network displayed their aviation knowledge
at the statewide aviation competition at the Academy at
Shawnee in Louisville. This event brought together
aspiring pilots, school facilitators, and industry
volunteers to promote aerospace in public education.
Fundamentals Division
1st Terry Lessor – The Academy @ Shawnee
2nd Blake Greever
– Monroe County HS
3rd Nick
Hoffmann – Frankfort HS
Advanced Division
1st Jacob Alvey – Frankfort HS
2nd Stephanie Jones
– Frankfort HS
3rd Jonathan
Harvey – Muhlenberg County HS
More
than 50 students attended the third annual statewide
competition. The event was sponsored by SkillsUSA.
Contact Tim
Smith at tim@kiae.org
if you are interested in becoming a KIAE network school.
Take a look at the KIAE Network
Standards.
Wing Repair at Taylor
County High School
Students
from Taylor County High School received the wing from a
1940 Aeronca Tandem aircraft. This 70 year old wing will
be repaired and put back into service with the help of
these students under the direction of Bill Shoemaker and
Larry Mooney. Each of the KIAE schools will work on a
different element of the airplane. The aircraft will be
re-assembled and put back into service.
Challenger Learning
Center at the Academy at Shawnee
The Academy
at Shawnee has opened the third Challenger Learning
Center in Kentucky. This is the first CLC in the country
located at a public school. The Challenger Learning
Center at Shawnee offers hands on learning experiences
where students use the critical thinking skills of
applied science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM). The engaging space mission
simulation cultivates problem solving and communication
skills.
This is a great opportunity for the KIAE
network. For more information, check out their website
at
http://www.clcshawnee.org/.
Engineering Kit
Delivered to Muhlenburg Co HS
KIAE Schools received
aeronautical engineering kits this month
sponsored by NASA Kentucky and the UK College of
Engineering. Muhlenberg Co HS students and
school aerospace facilitator, Krista Thompson
are excited about starting their Design Build
Fly project. In this project, students will be
designing a new wing for their RC kit that is
light
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