Donations to Jim Shaw ACE Academy
Shaw served as Vice Chairman of the Airport Commission of Forsyth County and was the President and Chairman of the Liberty Community Development Corp. In 2010, he founded the Jim Shaw Aviation Center Education Academy at Smith Reynolds Airport to teach students about aviation and aeronautics. He dedicated his later years raising thousands of dollars each year to keep fees low for campers. On 11/16/2020 Jim Shaw, who ran aviation program and worked to develop Liberty Street Corridor, died at 83. Your donation will help underprivileged kids be able to experience the uniqueness of Jim Shaw ACE Academy.
STUDENTS AIMING HIGH TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL
Join Mr. Shaw in introducing the aviation industry and aviation opportunities to our area middle school and high school age students.
Middle and high school students will have the opportunity to learn more about aviation and aviation-related job opportunities at Aviation Career Education (ACE) academies that will be held across North Carolina this summer. Students will learn about the theory of flight, aviation’s history, aircraft maintenance and new technologies. Attendees will study real world aviation applications, aviation principles such as thrust and vectoring, and aircraft construction. They also will have the opportunity to fly radio-controlled aircraft and work on aircraft model design projects, as well as take field trips to aviation industry businesses and have the opportunity to fly in an airplane.
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