2160 WEST CASE RD UNIT 12 COLUMBUS, OH 43235 Get Directions
2160 WEST CASE RD UNIT 12 COLUMBUS, OH 43235 Get Directions
The Youth Aviation Adventure Program (YAA) was founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1997 by Dan Kiser and Steve Wathen. Dan and Steve, both pilots, offered to help Steve's son and some friends earn their Boy Scout Aviation Merit Badges. The two men enjoyed sharing their love of aviation with the boys so much; they began recruiting scouts from other nearby troops and offering their Aviation Merit Badge program twice a year. As the program became more popular, Dan and Steve enlisted other pilots and aviation enthusiasts as volunteers to expand and upgrade the content of the program. Girl Scouts and youth from other organizations in their community were invited.
Currently, YAA has a pool of over one hundred pilot and other adult volunteers that offer their expertise as discussion leaders. Several pilots provide their own aircraft as teaching aids. The Ohio State University Airport provides hangar, classroom and ramp space. The Columbus Fire Department provides firefighters and an airport crash truck as one of the teaching stations. The Columbus Police Department provides a helicopter and pilot police officer as one of the teaching stations. The Columbus State Community College provides a cut-away jet engine for use in the power plant station. The local EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) chapter offers Young Eagle plane rides, free of charge (kids) on the same day as YAAs programs (weather permitting).
The YAA program is currently offered twice a year at the OSU Airport, once in the spring and once in the fall.
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