Parents and Guardians use the button above to register your girls ages 7-18!
200 Buchanan Field Rd Concord, CA 94520
There will be various activities for children to participate in.
We will have women and men currently in aviation careers as speakers and volunteers; all of them willing to share their stories. A perfect opportunity for your girl(s) to ask questions about their careers.
Thank you Isabel Soloaga for the amazing photos and videos!
See the 2023 GIAD East Bay Photo Slideshow below.
https://www.isabelsoloaga.com/
Events like this are always better when shared with a group of friends to participate together!
Girls will learn about working with sheet metal safely.
The activity will include deburring drilled holes, filing edges, shaping corners, using clecos to hold two pieces of metal together and attaching them using blind (pop) rivets.
Girls and their families will be escorted on the ramp to speak with pilots about their aircraft, ask about flying and possibly have the opportunity to sit in the pilot seat!!
Stuffed Airplanes that the girls will follow FAA guidelines to repair a tear (open seam) with a baseball stitch.
Hodge Flight Services - https://www.hodgeflightservices.com/
DeWitt and Joanne Hodge and their team will have a flight simulator available for the girls to experience.
Plus they are donating an Introduction to Aviation Course, which includes 4 hours of training with a Certified Flight Instructor for the essay contest winner.
Girls will learn how to read and use the same maps that pilots use to chart a flight path.
Airplane Beads and more!! Create colorful necklaces and friendship bracelets!
Learn about succulents and plant one.
Have fun trying on different props and taking photos in front of a back drop.
10 AM - TBD
10:30 AM - TBD
11 AM - Brody Waren - EAA 393's 2023 Ray Aviation Scholarship (RAS) winner!
11:30 AM - TBD
12 PM - Dr. Maureen Powers
12:30 PM - Panel of Women in Aviation Careers
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