When the door is added and the windows are covered, the machine becomes a place where students can log instrument time. The trainer is very sensitive and requires a gentle but firm touch. Aaron Spears is a master of the FS5 program running on the Aviation Learning Center's newest computer. A CD-ROM Private Pilot ground school can be run from this computer. Mr. Ronald Felstead teaches this course to every Edison 9th grader.
Students spend five weeks studying the world of aviation careers.
Those showing interest and motivation are offered an orientation flight in the school Piper Cherokee. They are encouraged to enroll as 10th graders in the Aviation Learning Center's Air Transportation 1 course. This room also has 10 computers running flight simulation programs.