Aviation Influence (AVi) will bring its flagship youth outreach program, Take FLIGHT with AVi, to Delaware next month. The free aviation and STEAM event will take place Saturday, September 27, 2025, at Wilmington Airport (ILG), supported by Atlantic Aviation, the Delaware River and Bay Authority, and presenting partners Black Women in Aviation and the Delaware Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. Organizers expect more than 1,200 attendees.
The event highlights aviation pioneer Jamail Larkins, who became the youngest American to solo a powered aircraft at age 14, and later served as the first FAA Ambassador for Aviation & Space Education. Larkins has performed nationwide airshows and founded AviationStart, a scholarship resource for aspiring aviation professionals.
Returning as emcees are Lyndse Costabile, co-founder of AVi and pilot of the nonprofit’s mission aircraft Lady Liberty, and Samantha Mitchell, founder of Black Women in Aviation and the first female Aircraft Maintenance Technician for Air Jamaica…