The Course, open to high school students, includes a theoretical phase as well as a practical flying phase for all participants on an Aeronautica Militare SIAE 208 aircraft. The Aeronautica Militare, as part of its promotional activities, has organised the Aeronautical Culture Course for students aged between 16 and 20 from the high schools in the city of Imperia, running from May 7th to May 18th.
The initiative, which is completely free and optional, stems from a decade-long collaboration between the Italian Air Force and the Ministry of Education, University and Research, with the aim of spreading aeronautical culture among young people. Monday 14th May:
100 students, of whom 50 from 08:00 to 13:00 and 50 from 14:00 to 17:00; Tuesday, 15th May:
100 students, of whom 50 from 08:00 to 13:00 and 50 from 14:00 to 17:00;
Wednesday 16th May:
70 students from 08:00 to 13:00;
Thursday 17th May:
Awards ceremony at the Aula Magna Polo Imperiese from 2:30 PM.
The students will take a single flight on one of the scheduled shifts and will be accompanied by our military vehicles for all transfers from Imperia city to Villanova di Albenga Airport and vice versa.