Area students take to the skies as part of Fly to Learn course this summer
News September 26, 2020 Daniel Prince
EAGLEVILLE, Tenn. — Students from Coffee County Middle School in Manchester and West Middle School in Tullahoma participated in a 10-week flight course, which concluded in August with glider flights with pilots from the Eagleville Soaring Club.
During these 10 weeks, 11 students took part in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program called X-Plane “Fly to Learn.” Through the program, they studied aerodynamics and engineering related to aircraft flight.
The course is sponsored by the Hands-On Science Center in Tullahoma through a grant from the Air Force STEM program.
“The Eagleville Soaring Club has such a great group of instructors and mentors who assisted the students in their goals of becoming young aviators,” said Olga Oakley, director of education for HOSC and the Arnold Engineering Development Complex STEM program coordinator. “The students had fun during their Fly to Learn course and have been looking forward to actually flying a glider. It’s such a great opportunity for everyone involved.”