Seminole High School Aviation I Class Tours Jimmie Austin Regional Airport
On January 21, 2022, Oklahoma State Senator Zack Taylor hosted the Seminole High School Aviation I class at the Jimmie Austin Regional Airport. Fifteen SHS students participated in the field trip and were introduced to the local airport operating procedures.
Senator Taylor gave the students a short presentation about how his interest in aviation began when he was a teen working at the Jimmie Austin Regional Airport. Throughout that time he earned his pilot’s license and later went on to earn his Airframe & Powerplant mechanics license.
The students were shown different aircraft and had the opportunity to see an aircraft currently being worked on. The Taylor family fed the students for lunch and then they were taken on a tour of the Air Evac Lifeteam facility. While in the Air Evac facility the students spoke to the pilot, paramedic, and nurse. They were able to sit in and explore the Air Evac helicopter as well.
Following the tour of the Air Evac facility, Senator Taylor allowed students the opportunity to taxi in a Citabria airplane. After allowing the students to taxi in the airplane Senator Taylor offered the students a chance to enter a drawing to take a free flight in one of the airplanes they saw on the trip. Two students were drawn and will be setting up their trips soon.
The Seminole High School Aviation I students and instructor McKayla Plett extend a big “thank you” to Senator Taylor, the Taylor Family, and the Air Evac team.
