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"CHESTERFIELD — Derreck Beal Jr. sat in the front seat of his mom’s Nissan on a
recent Friday morning traveling down Highway 40 when he got the news.
Derreck, who goes by D.J., is a typical 17-year-old: Obsessed with basketball.
Good student. Usually calm and collected. But, that morning in the car, he got
a text that lit up his nerves.
“You’re taking the test today,” the message read.
It was from his flight instructor.
D.J. is one of 11 students over the last two years chosen for the Red Tail
Cadet Program, a six-week residential flight school that teaches students in
the Ferguson-Florissant School District to fly, while many of their peers are
still trying to parallel park.
The program, which launched last year, offers one of the rarest opportunities
for young people in the St. Louis area. It’s an all-expense paid chance to
learn to fly. But that’s just the start. Its founders also hope the work will
lift up cadets’ futures, diversify the aviation industry and use the young
pilots to inspire others."
Via
The Fixer September 7, 2022:
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/ferguson-teens-free-flight-school/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
