{"id":10057,"date":"2021-04-19T16:06:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T20:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=10057"},"modified":"2021-04-19T16:06:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T20:06:12","slug":"sun-n-fun-raises-money-for-the-next-generation-of-aerospace-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/04\/19\/sun-n-fun-raises-money-for-the-next-generation-of-aerospace-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"SUN \u2018n FUN raises money for the next generation of aerospace professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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While hundreds of thousands of aviation enthusiast come to the SUN \u2018n FUN Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, to see unique aircrafts and some of the best airshow performers, the purpose of the convention is to generate revenue that goes into supporting the Aerospace Center for Excellence<\/a>, also known as ACE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s everything to do with aerospace. It\u2019s a hands-on learning environment,\u201d said Doug Jeanes, Executive Director Aerospace Center for Excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACE is where you\u2019ll find the Central Florida Aerospace Academy. The school provides students an opportunity to learn flight training, aircraft maintenance and avionics and engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThey do just everything to do with aviation aerospace, they have a drone program where they can learn to operate and maintain drones. And when they come out in some cases in some instances, they can be certified,\u201d Jeanes said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACE also provides more than $450,000 in scholarships for students to pursue their private pilot certificates. The scholarship director said ACE leads the world in producing teenage private pilots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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