Free camp in Indianapolis highlights aviation careers, activities

A free, five-day camp at Indianapolis’s Aviation Technology Center will focus on the variety of careers available in the aviation industry.

 The Aviation Career Education (ACE) Academy day camp, July 10-15, 2011, is targeted toward high school students. It is sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration, Purdue’s College of Technology at Indianapolis and Vincennes University. Similar camps are conducted across the country. This is the only one in Indiana.

 Students will take field trips around the Indianapolis International Airport, complete hands-on activities, and experience instruction in aviation history and the physics of flight.

 For more information on program content and registration, contact Patti Blackburn at (317) 381-6083.