out and said they had an aviation program and are looking for somebody who knows it intimately to be able to teach it,” Tindle notes. Tindle spoke with the city regarding the opportunity and together the airport and school district formed a great working partnership that continues today.As Tindle highlights, the program has gained further interest and popularity with students eager to learn about aviation. “I teach a class at the high school every day. I have taught two different classes over my tenure and I currently teach one class. I am in my fourth year now.” The first class that Tindle taught was a junior-level class entitled Aeronautics Level Three which is tailored towards kids on track to become professional pilots. “The last three years I have taught our top-level class, Aeronautics Level Four and this is a maintenancebased class,” he continues. “We are getting kids ready for those who want to go into AMP (aircraft maintenance programs) after they graduate from high school.” “We are building an airplane with the kids- an RV 12 kit plane and we will have it out here at the airport flying in the spring.” Tindle admits that initiatives such as these not only have potential economic spinoffs for the city but also directly target workforce development goals. 142 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 12, ISSUE 02
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