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The School Buzz: D-3’s new GIFT program provides aviation career head start

Widefield School District 3 has a new program allowing students to soar, getting them a head start on a possible aviation career.

The program is called Glimpse Into Flight Training (GIFT). And it's open to all D-3 students.

FAA-certified instructors lead it. They teach students all about aircraft, their systems, navigation - everything to prep them for their written exam for their pilot's license.

Garret Bristol is a senior at Mesa Ridge High School who's taken advantage of GIFT already. He's been training on gliders and fixed-wing planes. He says the biggest difference between the airplane and the classroom is communication.

Do you know something or someone remarkable at your school? Email Josh directly: SchoolBuzz@KRDO.com.

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