Lt. Cmdr. Marty “Grouse” Wilson, Lt. Cmdr. Steven “Shaft” Nicklaus, Lt. Sky “Johann” Danskin, and champion aerobatic pilot Aaron Deliu exchanged flight duties for time in the school hallways, allowing students to get a close look at the people who will soon be flying overhead.
Although the cool jets caught their attention, the visits were about more than airplanes.
The students listened to the aviators speak on on the science of flying, aircraft operations, and how STEM — science, technology, engineering, and math — are involved in almost everything they do in the air. The aviators also described their experiences entering aviation, from the beginning to the education, training, and determination it took to reach the position they hold today…