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Weeklong aviation camp at Genesee County Airport announced

By Howard B. Owens

Ninth- and 10th-graders from throughout the GLOW region are invited to the WNY Aviation Adventure Camp, July 7 through 13 at Genesee County Airport.

The cost of the camp is $345, which includes meals and overnight bunking in the camp's hangar at the airport.

The deadline for registration is JUNE 22.

The camp includes:

  • Taking the controls from the pilot's seat of an aircraft in flight
  • Completing an FAA approved 16-hour private pilot ground course
  • Participating in the inspection and repair of aircraft
  • View military aircraft at the Buffalo Naval and Serviemen's Park and Museum
  • Visiting the Geneseo Air Show
  • Going behind the scenes at the Greater Rochester International Airport and receiving a briefing from the TSA
  • Touring the USAF's 914th Airlift Wing in Niagara Falls and its fleet of C130 Hercules aircraft.

Participating students will be kept busy from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day with these activities and more, with each evening ending with an aviation-themed movie, such at "Top Gun," "The Memphis Belle," "Apollo 13" and "The Tuskegee Airmen."

For more information, visit the WNY Aviation Adventure Camp Web site.

Photo: Pete Zeliff, left, who is hosting the camp in his hangar with his fleet of aircraft, which includes a brand-new Bell helicopter, and Eve Hens, one of the organizers. Zeliff is holding his 4-year-old grandson, Owen, who won't be at the camp, but wanted to in the picture.

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