(Photo: Amanda Keck (left) and Chantel Steele get ready to take off from the Purdue Airport for the 2012 Air Race Classic. (Photo by Suzanne Walker))
Chantel Steele and Amanda Keck, professional flight majors in the College of Technology, left yesterday (June 12) to represent Purdue in the Air Race Classic flight competition. The race starts June 19.
They will be assisted by a ground crew at the Purdue University Airport.
See the Journal & Courier story about the the team's departure.
Follow updates on Twitter: #airrace. Keck has already been posting photos of their flight from Purdue to Dallas.