Join Aims Community College at its Flight Training Center, 6350 Aviation Circle in Loveland, on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, for Aims Aviation Day
One of the highlights of the annual event is the ability for community members to purchase plane rides in aircraft piloted by Aims flight instructors. Airplane rides are available on a first-come, first-served basis and are now on sale. Airplane rides cost $45 per person, and the purchased flights fund scholarships for future aviation students at Aims Community College.
Aims Aviation Day offers flights between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. You can select a preferred two-hour window to better plan your fun-filled day. Flight times are estimates only. Aims does its best to ensure an effective and expeditious event; however, flight times are subject to change. Two to three people will be in an aircraft at a time.
All flights are pre-sold; tickets are unavailable for day-of sales. Flights are contingent on the weather.
Chief Flight Instructor Alex Wernsman says community members enjoy the flights because “it’s cool to get to fly in a small airplane, to fly over your community at about a thousand feet [and] to see from not that high up the stunning landscape we have with the mountains in the background. It’s a little bit of a realization for many people just how beautiful Colorado is and what we have available to us in our backyard.”
Additional Aviation Day Information
This free, fun and family-friendly event runs from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The Aims Aviation team will have aircraft on display for the public to view. Attendees can also experience the Aims mobile aviation lab, which includes virtual reality flight simulators, air traffic control simulation and drone simulators. There will also be STEM-related activities, drone demonstrations, opportunities to fly drones, kid activities and more. Vendors, airline recruiters, the industry’s leading technology companies, food trucks and more will also be onsite.
New this year is live music and a beer garden. The Burroughs will provide live music in the afternoon, playing their brand of “sweaty soul music” and inviting audiences to dance, celebrate and connect under a unifying and infectious groove. These features are available from 2:30-5 p.m.
Visit aims.co/aviation-day to get the latest information about Aims Aviation Day and to sign up for a flight. To request accommodations for this event, call 970.339.6388 or email disabilities@aims.edu.
Photos from Aims Aviation Day 2023
