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show our students that .”
As the instructor for the high school flight courses , Todd Ledford hopes the program can help students find their calling .
“ I think this learning opportunity will help those students who haven ’ t quite figured out what they want to do yet ,” Ledford said . “ There are so many different jobs available in that industry , and I just hope that some of these kids can find something they are really interested in during this program .”
5B Aviation and Duncan Municipal Airport celebrated Oklahoma ’ s Aviation and Aeronautics Day on Aug . 19 , 2022 . The event invited community members to tour the upgraded airport and visit with the staff running the facility . It also allowed interaction from young area kids who had the chance to meet 5B Aviation Head Flight Instructor Richard Martin and sit in the cockpit of an airplane .
“ The younger that we start them out , the more involved and more interested they ’ re going to be in flying ,” Martin said .
Floyd Wininger , chairman of Duncan ’ s Airport Commission as well as a flight instructor , said exposure to opportunities in aviation in the general public and in school will prove paramount going forward when it comes to filling positions in the sector .
“ Young people see this and they become interested in it ,” Wininger said . “ We ’ ve had a lot of tour groups with people from time to time and there ’ s lots of questions from them , they always seem very interested . The kids pay a lot of attention .
5B AVIATION HEAD FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RICHARD MARTIN SHOWS A KIDDO THE INSIDE OF A COCKPIT DURING OKLAHOMA ’ S AVIATION AND AEROSPACE DAY IN AUGUST 2022 .
That ’ s what it ’ s going to take — we ’ re going to have some young people ( come up ). The shortages in mechanics and pilots and engineers — it takes all that to keep this stuff flying .” DM

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