OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Nolan Raper, a 14-year-old Bellevue resident, holds a "gyro" toy while learning how the instruments pilots use during flight work, during Aviation Opportunities Day hosted by the LeMay Aero Club here May 15. Those who attended the event were given hands on training on how to prep an aircraft for preflight and instrument instructions. Attendees also toured aircraft and took a one hour introductory flight with an instructor. U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Retired Lt. Col. Gary Spivey, a flight instructor at the LeMay Aero Club here, speaks to eight children about what it means to be a pilot, not only in the Air Force, but in the private sector as well, during Aviation Opportunities Day hosted by the LeMay Aero Club here May 15. Those who attended the event were given hands on training on how to prep an aircraft for preflight and instrument instructions. Attendees also toured aircraft and took a one hour introductory flight with an instructor. U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Eight teenagers tour a Fairchild Metroliner, one of two in the Army Corps of Engineers inventory, during Aviation Opportunities Day hosted by the LeMay Aero Club here May 15. Those who attended the event were given hands on training on how to prep an aircraft for preflight and instrument instructions. Attendees also toured aircraft and took a one hour introductory flight with an instructor. U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Eight teenagers sit inside a Fairchild Metroliner, one of two in the Army Corps of Engineers inventory, during Aviation Opportunities Day hosted by the LeMay Aero Club here May 15. Those who attended the event were given hands on training on how to prep an aircraft for preflight and instrument instructions. Attendees also toured aircraft and took a one hour introductory flight with an instructor. U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Fifteen-year-old Jalie Bentz and 10-year-old Sydnie Voichoskie, walk an aircraft out of the LeMay Aero Club Hangar here May 15 prior to taking off on their one hour flight during Aviation Opportunities Day. Those who attended the event were given hands on training on how to prep an aircraft for preflight and instrument instructions. Attendees also toured aircraft and took a one hour introductory flight with an instructor. U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Caleb Canada, son of Lt. Col. Christopher L. Canada, 55th Wing director of staff, takes his copilot seat as he embarks on a one hour flight with Earnest Desimone, a flight instructor, during Aviation Opportunities Day hosted by the LeMay Aero Club here May 15. Those who attended the event were given hands on training on how to prep an aircraft for preflight and instrument instructions. Attendees also toured aircraft. U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Fourteen-year-old Nolan Raper, a Bellevue resident, under the watchful eye of Dan Reyome, a flight instructor here, approaches the Offutt runway to do a series of landings and take offs during Aviation Opportunities Day hosted by the LeMay Aero Club here May 15. Those who attended the event were given hands on training on how to prep an aircraft for preflight and instrument instructions. Attendees also toured aircraft and took a one hour introductory flight with an instructor. U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Fourteen-year-old Nolan Raper, a Bellevue resident, and Dan Reyome, a flight instructor here, approach Offutt's runway to do a series of landings and take offs during Aviation Opportunities Day hosted by the LeMay Aero Club here May 15. Those who attended the event were given hands on training on how to prep an aircraft for preflight and instrument instructions. Attendees also toured aircraft and took a one hour introductory flight with an instructor. U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Flight Instructor Barb Kalden flies over Zorinsky Lake during Aviation Opportunities Day here hosted by the LeMay Aero Club May 15. The event, provided teenagers with hands on training on how to prep an aircraft for preflight and instrument instructions. Attendees also toured aircraft and took a one hour introductory flight with an instructor. U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger