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| By Carmelo Turdo |
2020
saw the founding and growth of the
Gateway Youth Aeronautical Foundation,
located at Creve Coeur Airport. During the year, the foundation established
itself as a Missouri 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring the
next generation to aviation. Current programs include flight simulation lab,
3-axis flight demonstrator, F-4 Phantom II jet fighter mobile cockpit display
and Bell OH-58C Kiowa currently being prepared for flight this spring. More
exhibits, aerospace education activities and career counseling services will be
available later this year. One specific long-term project has taken a big step
forward recently: the arrival of a second OH-58C helicopter made available
through the GSA's Surplus Property Program. The year-long application process
for eligibility to receive surplus property was completed in early January, and
the foundation immediately applied for, and received, the helicopter. It
arrived on Wednesday of last week, and is now in the foundation's hangar
facility. The helicopter will be restored to display condition and used in future STEM programs. This on-going story will be included in our regular updates.
The Aero
Experience is proud to support the work of the Gateway Youth Aeronautical
Foundation as a media sponsor.
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