North Carolina Dream Aviation Summit

1704 Weeksville Road,Elizabeth City NC 27909

25 June, 2022

Description

Tour and introduction of ECSU’s facilities/programs  Overview of aviation history (especially in NC) and African American contributions to the industry  Teach the science of flight  Introduce different career paths in aviation from professionals (pilots, drone pilots, air traffic controllers, airport management, military aviation careers, etc.)  Provide flight and air traffic control simulations  Provide scholarship and grant information  Flight display/walkthrough of different types of aircraft  Provide breakfast/lunch for attendees  Target group will be 200-500 9th-12th grade/Foster Care/At Risk Teenagers from surrounding areas THE PLAN  To be held at Elizabeth City State University during drone facility groundbreaking summer 2022  Introduction including all participants with speaker (ECSU person and motivational/mindset speaker)  Breakfast  Morning small group breakout sessions (20-30 kids per group by age)  Lunch from local vendors and/or African American vendors in the area and a speaker  Afternoon small group breakout sessions (20-30 kids per group by age)  Closing Ceremony with speaker  Groups will be: Aviation History/African American Pioneers, How to become a/meet a pilot(s)/simulators, Tour/Introduction of ECSU’s facilities/aviation programs, Meet military aviation professionals, How to become an/meet the air traffic controller/Simulator, Science of flight (How planes/helicopters fly), UAS/Simulator (Future of flight), Airport Management/Meet an airport manager, Scholarships and Grants, Aircraft tour/possible flight display