LOGAN - Utah State University held Girls in Aviation Day recently for young girls to be inspired in what they can do in Aviation.
Girls in Aviation was first started by Women Aviation International and “started this idea of bringing girls to an airport and to get them the opportunity to learn about aviation skills,” said Andres Wesemann, associate department head of aviation.
They had 15 different hands-on activities for each girl to learn, they have “added different hands on STEM events related to aviation. So some of the favorite events are making bracelets out of aircraft cable, vinyl coated for safety with airplane beings. They come fly a drone. They sit in an aircraft,” said Wesemann.
Wesemann says the best part of the Girls in Aviation Day is seeing the smiles on the young girls f