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Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
EAGLE'S WINGS SUMMER FLIGHT SCHOOL
The flight school held during
July 2022 was a great success.
We are looking forward to July 2023.
The Program Includes:
- 10 hours of one-on-one flight instruction
including take offs, landings
and aircraft handling;
- In-person and virtual aviation ground school
sessions covering topics such as
theory of flight, weather, navigation,
radio, engine systems;
- Cultural Connections Sessions teaching
Dakota and Ojibway history, spirituality,
ceremony, and traditional practices;
- Open to 14 - 19 year old members of First Nations
served by our lead student sponsor
Dakota Ojibway Child & Family Services:
Birdtail Sioux First Nation,
Canupawakpa Dakota Nation,
Dakota Plains Wahpeton First Nation,
Dakota Tipi First Nation,
Long Plain First Nation,
Roseau River Anishinaabe First Nation,
Sioux Valley Dakota Nation,
Swan Lake First Nation.
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Mission Statement
To inspire youth to explore their innate gifts, build self-confidence,
and develop practical life-skills through aviation training.
Vision Statement
To see young people’s lives transformed by a
renewed hope for a bright and successful future,
regardless of any economic, personal,
or social barriers they may face.
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Graduates of 2022
“Attending virtual ground school in the spring was good, it was good to have a little bit of knowledge of what I was coming into. I was nervous before my first flight, I mean, I’m flying for the first time, how could I not be?”
“After my first flight I felt a bit of adrenaline, I felt proud, and I wanted to tell someone about it! I came home after my first flight excited that I get to do that again tomorrow.”
“Flying was hard since I was high from the ground. Flying made me feel less afraid of heights. I might be a pilot one day.”
“Before this program I didn’t have an interest in pursuing a career in aviation, I do now have an interest in becoming a pilot.”
“On my first flight we flew over Long Plain, my brother was outside his house waving. I was amazed to look at everything: the river and the land. I saw a young eagle, and my flight instructor said, “Look at that, two young eagles learning how to fly!”
“I would recommend this program to a friend because it’s a good time and I learned about a whole lot of career options in aviation if piloting doesn’t work out.”
