Ready for takeoff? Saturday, Jan. 25, from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., the Lowcountry Aerospace Academy (LCAA) will host a Lowcountry Inspirational Flight Training (LIFT) at the Berkeley County Airport in Moncks Corner. The local educational charity will host 16 local high school students with Carolina Sky Flight Training and LIFT Academy.
Included in the program:
- Ground instruction
- Guided preflight of an aircraft
- Training from an FAA-certified flight instructor
- LCAA T-shirt
- Logbook to record their first discovery flight in an aircraft.
Pro tip: Camp attendees are eligible to apply for flight training scholarships to continue their flight training + adventures.
Students from Junior ROTC, technical and academic programs, the Walterboro Tuskegee Airmen Chapter, Charleston Women in Aviation Chapter, and other community organizations are selected to join the program.
The LCAA’s mission is to “Educate, inspire, and empower diverse junior, high school, and college students through formalized aviation, aeronautical, and STEM education, professional aviation training, and special events.” Since its founding in 2018, the LCAA has flown more than 700 area students and provided $60,000+ in scholarships.
Did you know? The LCAA is run entirely by volunteers and relies on funds from donors + local area partners like Boeing, LIFT Academy, and the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission.
