Hawaii Boy Scouts attend Alaska Airlines Aviation Day in Seattle

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Six Oahu Boy Scouts and their troop leaders flew to Seattle to attend Alaska Airlines’ Aviation Day, an annual event that aims to inspire young adults to pursue careers in aviation and aerospace.

Boy Scout Troop 331 and Aviation Explorer Hawaii Post 2013 joined 1,400 Washington-based youth to tour Alaska Airlines’ training center, explore a variety of aircraft, and participate in hands-on activities.

They flew flight simulators, toured helicopters and planes, and spoke with pilots and technicians about their career journeys.

“I want to be a fighter pilot for the Marine Corps. It’s what I’ve wanted to do for as long as I can remember,” Life Scout Jeb Vaughn from Troop 311 said.

“I got to meet a lot of different pilots and engineers, and it really opened my eyes to how much aviation is; growing up in Hawaii, you only see a little bit of it; us coming out here, I got to see so many things, and meet a lot of people,” Aviation Explorer from Hawaii Post 2013 Nathan Grach said.

Aviation Day provides young adults with the opportunity to learn about the various career paths in the aviation industry and educational paths to a career.

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