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Bangor Ace Camp is a week long camp located in
Bangor, Maine. The goal of the camp is to educate students about as many different aviation careers as possible. The camp
is full of valuable leadership and teamwork sessions that will help students better understand the skills they'll need
for a successful aviation career. These include many hands-on activities such as building and launching model rockets, plotting
navigation courses, flight instruction, and flight simulator sessions. Students will also visit many facilities such as airports,
air traffic control facilities, military bases, museums, and many more. Campers also, security permitting, get to fly
in many aircraft including the Army National Guard's UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, and even a refueling mission on the
Air National Guard's KC-135 Stratotankers! Classroom instruction at the camp will include lessons on aviation history,
theory of flight, aircraft instrumentation, GPS, navigation principles, air traffic control system, and NASA/Space Shuttle. Students
stay in dormitories at Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor, ME. Three meals are served every day to students in the
dining hall at the college. Often times, lunches will be packed for the camp when they are not going to be on campus at lunchtime.
In the evenings, students can use the gym to play basketball, volleyball, use the weight room, etc... Students can also just
hang out in the rec room in the dormitory, where there is a TV, a pool table, and wireless internet if a student wants to
bring a laptop. Although cell phones and other electronics are not allowed during the day on field trips and during classes,
students are welcome to bring them, and use them in the evenings.
Tuition for the camp is $595.00 with
a refundable $50.00 deposit. Many scholarships are available to help with tuition. For more information on application or
to apply for ACE Camp, go to the Application page of the website.
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