She couldn't speak very well, but you could tell she was having the most fun. Carney can't hide his emotions as he remembers the experience. That little girl has passed away now, but I heard from her mother after her death. She said that flight with me changed her daughter's life. I felt so blessed for having made a difference.
Aviation can motivate children without even leaving the ground.
Bob Underwood is the former executive director of the Academy of Model Aeronautics, which sponsors school programs to help educators use models to teach math and science. Models can get you partway there. Underwood suggests taking a look at two former model enthusiasts, Neil Armstrong and Frank Borman. Through corporate donations and assistance from the Pennsylvania College of Technology, he reconstructed two wrecked airframes into full-sized flight simulators. One hundred and fifty students will be introduced to the exploration of flight this year, the third full year of the program.