BLUEGRASS AEROSPACE
EXPERIENCE
WELCOME TO THE BLUEGRASS AEROSPACE EXPERIENCE
KENTUCKY IS LEADING THE STATE IN THE AREA OF AVIATION & AEROSPACE. WE ARE NOW HOME TO MORE THAN 600 BUSINESSES IN THE AEROSPACE CLUSTER.
(FROM THE KY OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT)
THE BLUEGRASS AEROSPACE EXPERIENCE WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS A FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCED EXPLORATION IN THE AREAS OF FLYING, AEROSPACE ENGINEERING AND UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.
THE BLUEGRASS AEROSPACE EXPERIENCE (BAE) IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SUNFLOWER FUND, SAMUEL’S FIELD, THE KENTUCKY PILOTS ASSOCIATION, BARDSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS & BETHELEHEM HIGH SCHOOL.
A MILE OF RUNWAY WILL TAKE YOU ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
YEAR 1
>> SEMESTER 1
AVIATION 101
EARLY AVIATION INNOVATIONS
DEVELOPMENTS IN POWERED FLIGHT
JET AGE & SPACE RACE
FUTURE AVIATION & AEROSPACE
>> SEMESTER 2
AVIATION SAFETY & OVERSIGHT
CAREERS IN AVIATION & AEROSPACE
INNOVATION & PROBLEM SOLVING
PREPARING FOR A CAREER IN AVIATION
YEAR 2
>> SEMESTER 1
AVIATION WEATHER THEORY
AVIATION WEATHER SERVICES
AIRPORT OPERATIONS
AERONAUTICAL CHARTS & AIRSPACE
>> SEMESTER 2
INTRO TO DRONES & UAS OPERATIONS
OPERATIONAL DECISION MAKING
BECOMING A COMMERCIAL sUAS PILOT
PLANNING & EXECUTING A MISSION
YEAR 3
>> CARBON CUB BUILD PROGRAM
EKU DUAL CREDIT COURSE: AVN 150 INTRODUCTION TO AVIATION (HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE CREDIT)
EKU DUAL CREDIT COURSE: AVN 170 INTRODUCTION TO UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
ECTC DUAL CREDIT CORE COURSES
YEAR 4
>> FLIGHT PROGRAM
SOLO FLIGHT
EKU DUAL CREDIT COURSE: AVN 161 PRIVATE PILOT AIPLANE: GROUND
ECTC DUAL CREDIT CORE COURSES
FAA PRIVATE PILOT AND/OR THE PART 107 REMOTE PILOT KNOWLEDGE TESTS
PROFESSION-BASED LEARNING