Plane & Pilot Magazine Spotlights our Program
“Youth in Aviation – The Next Generation” shined a national spotlight on a powerful truth: young people do not need deep pockets or long aviation legacies to step into this field. Through programs like Habitat for Aviation in Vermont, the Ron Alexander Youth Aviation Program in Georgia, and the Lakeland Aero Club in Florida, Cayla McLeod’s article highlights how hands-on learning, mentorship, and sweat-equity flight time create real pathways to pilot certificates, A&P licenses, and careers across the industry. These are places where teens restore airplanes, build kitplanes, and discover they truly belong in aviation’s future.
We feel deeply honored that Habitat for Aviation and WOMEN BUILD PLANES were included in this story and especially grateful to be interviewed by Cayla McLeod, an accomplished pilot, influencer, and all-around badass who uses her platform to lift up the next generation. Her belief in our work, and in the power of giving young people real tools, real airplanes, and real responsibility, reflects exactly what happens in our hangar every week. When you trust youth with meaningful work, they rise—and so does the industry.
