FYE Aviation Summer Camp

Your support of Thunder Over Fayette County Airshow benefits the development of FYE Aviation Summer Camp. The inaugural summer camp session took place in the summer of 2023.

The FYE Aviation Summer Camp is a fun and exciting camp that exposes youth ages 12 to 18 the wonders of aviation. After completing the week long education camp, the student will be comfortable with many of the systems discussed.

Aircraft Construction, Restoration and Maintenance Skills

  • Welding

  • Sheet metal work

  • Composite fabrication

  • Aeromodeling and woodworking Airplanes - Learn about aviation history and flight

  • Experience the thrill of flight in an airplane

  • Workshop experiences, including an introduction to many of the skills required for the construction, restoration and maintenance of aircraft. This is accomplished in workstations by working with aircraft parts, the construction of full size aircraft components and Aeromodeling projects.

  • The workshops, exhibits, aircraft, and air shows provide an aviation and personal experience without equal

Ground School/Classroom Topics

  • Fundamentals of flight science

  • Aircraft systems

  • Aircraft preflight

  • Flight controls and systems

  • Weather

  • Aerial navigation

  • Flight training requirements