2/12/13 - New courses at Howell High School this fall will help students get real-world certifications for flying airplanes or fighting fires. New courses in aviation and firefighting were approved for the high schoolâs curriculum by the Howell School Board last night. The firefighting course will be taught with cooperation from the Howell, Brighton, and Hartland-Deerfield fire authorities. It will provide the necessary training and coursework to become certified as a volunteer firefighter by the end of the school year. The flight course is being offered with the help of Crosswinds Aviation and the Experimental Aircraft Association. Superintendent Ron Wilson tells WHMI the earthbound instruction and testing will be given by the school, but students will need to provide their own time and money to get the hands-on flight training needed for the course. Wilson says the goal of the class will be to have students ready to take the FAA exam by the end of the year, which would earn them their visual flight rules private pilotâs license. He adds that scholarship and financing options are available for students to pay for their time in the air. Both courses will be offered at the high school beginning this fall. (TD)
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