Raphael “Rafe” Snell, instructor for the academy, said students have learned technical writing, science, math and engineering components in the program since it was introduced at the start of the 2019-20 school year.
“This class has an emphasis on aviation but is really about problem-solving from an engineering design standpoint: Taking and looking at a problem and trying to find as many possible solutions for that problem before ultimately building and testing a prototype to see how successful you were or were not at solving the problem,” Snell said. “If (students) get the problem right the first time, great. But if you didn’t, they determine the factors that would help them become successful.
“I think that’s the ultimate goal of this program: To expose students to the diverse career opportunities in aviation, as well as underpinning…
