Hey everyone! I just wanted to give a huge thank you to Mr. Zapp and all of FMA’s sponsors for providing such an amazing welcome package for the Solo Award program. I’m so excited to put everything in there to use, from the flight bag to all the flight planning tools and study materials. I’m so blessed to have all of the support not only from the sponsors, but also Mr. Zapp and Mr. Knight as amazing mentors. Also, a big thanks to Gleim for the FAA knowledge exam study materials and the navigational tools.
This past week, I traveled to Colorado Springs, CO, and had the amazing opportunity to participate in the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Summer Seminar program. I was in Bravo flight with 38 other rising high school seniors. In the flight, I got to be the Guidon Bearer to help guide the flight in drill and some chants. At the end of the week, we were awarded the best flight for falcon/team spirit!
It was a phenomenal experience being able to stay on the beautiful campus, participate in multiple leadership and team building activities, along with tours and presentations some of the academics majors, cadet clubs, and the three main aviation programs. I also enjoyed getting to learn more about the drum and bugle corps club in addition to the cadet led ensembles at USAFA. Getting to talk with multiple cadets there was very valuable for me as I got to see and hear how rewarding USAFA has been for them. I’m really hoping I’ll earn an appointment to the Academy in this next year to pursue my aviation and musical dreams. Here are a few photos of my time there at USAFA:
