{"id":57023,"date":"2025-07-26T17:30:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T21:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=57023"},"modified":"2025-07-26T17:30:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T21:30:13","slug":"stuffed-animal-flight-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/07\/26\/stuffed-animal-flight-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuffed Animal Flight School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>It&#8217;s time to get your stuffed animal ready for ACE&#8217;s Flight School!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By&nbsp;<strong>Florida Air Museum and Aerospace Center for Excellence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"bc6951\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/stuffed.webp?resize=700%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57024 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #bc6951; width:501px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/stuffed.webp?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/stuffed.webp?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Location<\/strong> <strong>Florida Air Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4175 Medulla Road Lakeland, FL 33811<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About this event<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/stuffed-animal-flight-school-tickets-1388235502759?aff=oddtdtcreator\" class=\"ek-link\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/stuffed-animal-flight-school-tickets-1388235502759?aff=oddtdtcreator<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does your Stuffed Animal dream of flying? Do they feel the need for speed? Do they crave adventure?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If so, enroll now in Stuffed Animal Flight School at the Florida Air Museum!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Step 1: Identify which of your stuffed animals has what it takes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Step 2: You and your stuffed animal attend mandatory orientation (see event details for dates).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Step 3: Leave your stuffed animal with our experienced team of aviation professionals for a rigorous flight training program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Step 4: Return the following day between 1-3 p.m. to collect your newly winged pilot!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note to Parents: Orientation will include a presentation and video of the activities that the stuffed animals will be &#8220;participating in&#8221; while in flight school. A photo will be taken of the child with their animal as they say goodbye. The next day, the child will pick up their animal who will have &#8220;successfully completed flight school.&#8221; They will go home with their new pilot certificate, a logbook to be used for future flights, the photo from orientation, and a set of pilot wings for the animal and the child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please reserve one ticket per participating child. Adults and nonparticipating children do not need a ticket.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time to get your stuffed animal ready for ACE&#8217;s Flight School! 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