Jasper County Airport Authority (JCAA) recently entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to teach aviation education courses in partnership with Rensselaer Central School Corporation (RCSC), facilitated by Indiana Trails Career Cooperative. For several years, airport management has worked alongside Indian Trails in an effort to incorporate aviation education into local high school curriculum. Airport…
Calling all future pilots. Jasper County Airport will host a private pilot ground school that will run for four weekend days, scheduled for: May 16th – starting 8 am cdt May 17th – starting 8 am cdt May 23rd – starting 8 am cdt May 24th – starting 8 am cdt The ground school will…
Jasper County Airport has joined forces with Excel Air Services to offer an amazing opportunity for local and regional pilots. On September 21st from 10am-12pm cdt, the airport will host an FAA Pilot Safety “Wings” seminar at Excel Air’s maintenance hangar. Seminar topics will include Aviation Weather and Pre-flight Inspections after maintenance. At noon, those in…
Jasper County Airport will once again host a First Responder Aviation Crash Course on April 20, 2019 from 10 am to Noon Central. The free event aims to show regional first responders the hazards associated with responding to an aircraft accident or incident. Although the event is geared toward first responders, it is open to anyone…
Jasper County Airport will once again host Aviation Career Day and Open House. This year’s event is scheduled for May 10th from 8 am until 2 pm central. Attendees are encouraged to come before 2 pm since some guest speakers tend to leave early if attendance tapers off. This free event aims to showcase multiple aviation…
Jasper County Airport hosted the 2nd ever Aviation Career Day on May 11th, 2018. 1,000+ area students, teachers, administrators, parents and locals toured the airport, looked at various aviation static displays and STEM demonstrations, and were rotated through 6 different stations where they learned about various aviation careers. This free, open to the public aims…