Fly Legacy is opening its doors to kids and adults for summer day camp and weekend programs. During this exciting hands-on aerospace STEM camp, students learn about the fascinating world of aviation.
- Perform simple experiments that illustrate how airplanes fly!
- Construct and fly balsa gliders!
- Learn about paths to careers in the commercial aviation industry!
- Pilot an actual aircraft simulator at one of the country’s premier flight schools!
Learn to Fly Camp (ages 6-14)
- June 24-28, 2024
- July 8-12, 2024
- July 15-19, 2024
- August 5-9, 2024 (Advanced. Phase 2)
- August 12-16, 2024
- August 19-23, 2024
Monday–Friday
9:00am–4:00pm
$480 per week
Register for Camp
Kid’s 2-Day Weekend Program
- January 27-28, 2024
- February 24-25, 2024
- March 22-23, 2024
Sat, Sun 9:00am–4:00pm
Students bring lunch and snacks.
$350 per program
Register for Program
Kid’s 1-Day Weekend Program
- January 20, 2024
- February 17, 2024
- March 16, 2024
- April 20, 2024
Sat, Sun 9:00am–4:00pm
Students bring lunch and snacks.
$350 per program
Register for Program
Adult+Kid 1-Day Program
- November 18, 2023
- December 9, 2023
Saturday 9:00am–4:00pm
Students bring lunch and snacks.
$350 per program
Register for Program
For any additional questions on Learn to Fly Program or to schedule a visit, please call 215-969-0311.
All students will have an opportunity to pilot a flight simulator and an airplane with an HD video recording.
Learn to Fly Camp Outline
Monday
- Introductions
- Airplane Parts
- Balsa glider
- Flight in Nature
- Leonardo da Vinci (Paper parachutes)
- Forces of Flight (Cayley Glider)
- Forces of Flight – Lift (Fun with Bernoulli, Airfoil on a String)
- Forces of Flight – Drag (Plastic Parachutes)
Tuesday
- Newton’s Laws of Motion (First and Second Laws – K’NEX rubber band powered car)
- Third Law – Hero’s Pinwheel
- Early History (Lilienthal Gliders, Biplane Gliders)
- Forces of Flight – Thrust (Engine Types, Rubber Band Powered Gliders)
- Forces of Flight – Weight (Structures, K’NEX Bridges)
Wednesday
- Atmosphere (Properties of Air)
- Weather (Anemometer, Weather Vane, Cloud Spotters)
- Vertical Flight (Whirly Twirly, Paper Gyrocopter)
- Controlling the Airplane (Balsa Gliders with Control Surfaces)
- Maintenance hangar visit
Thursday
- Controlling the Airplane Review (Paper Airplanes with Control Surfaces)
- Space Exploration (FAA and Commercial Space Flight, Puff Rockets – Falcon 9, Touchdown – Artemis, Lifting Bodies – Ring Gliders, Lifting Bodies – Loop Gliders, Stomp Rockets)
- Simulator
Friday
- Aviation Physiology (Hypoxia, Spatial Disorientation, Optical Illusions)
- X-Planes (Supersonic Flight – X-59 Activities, X-planes)
- Aviation Careers (Becoming a Pilot)
- Review of Aircraft Controls
- Flights
Advanced Learn to Fly Camp Outline
Monday
- Introductions
- Airplane Parts (Balsa glider)
- Aircraft Systems
- Structure of the Atmosphere (Atmospheric Pressure, Pressure Altitude, Density Altitude)
- Forces of Flight
- Aerodynamics of Flight
- Lift (Theories in the Production of Lift, Airfoil Design)
- Drag (Lift/Drag Ratio, Parasite Drag, Induced Drag, Wingtip Vortices)
- Weight (Aircraft Structures, Aircraft Materials)
Tuesday
- Newton’s Laws of Motion (First and Second Laws – K’NEX rubber band powered car, Third Law – Hero’s Pinwheel)
- Forces of Flight (Thrust, Basic Propeller Principles, Rubber Band Powered Glider)
- Aerodynamic Forces in Flight Maneuvers
- Aircraft Design Characteristics
- Weight and Balance
Wednesday
- Atmosphere (Properties of Air)
- Weather Theory (Atmospheric Stability, Moisture and Temperature, Clouds and Visibility, Air Masses – Fronts)
- Weather Map Symbols
- Aviation Weather Reports
- Aircraft Control and Stability (Control Surfaces – Balsa Glider with Control Surfaces, Aircraft Performance)
- Aircraft Instruments
- Aircraft Maintenance
- Visit to Maintenance Hangar
Thursday
- Airport Operations
- Aeronautical Charts
- Airport Markings and Signs
- Navigation (Navigation Aids, Dead Reckoning Activity)
- Air Traffic Control System
- Flight Planning
- Controlling the Airplane Review
- Simulator
Friday
- High-Speed Flight (Subsonic vs. Supersonic Flow, Mach Number vs. Airspeed, Shock Wave)
- Aeromedical Considerations (Flight Physical Standards)
- The Human Body in Flight
- Aviation Careers (License Requirements, Pilot Ratings)
- Flights
Gregory P. Kennedy
CAMP COUNSELOR
Gregory P. Kennedy is an aerospace professional with more than 40 years’ experience in aviation and space museums, spaceflight training, and NASA. He is a former Associate Curator for Manned Space Flight at the National Air and Space Museum, Director of the International Space Hall of Fame in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and Director of the American Airlines C. R. Smith Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. At the National Aerospace Training and Research (NASTAR) Center in Southampton, PA, he was Director of Education Programs and Space Training. In the latter position, he trained Spaceflight Participants for commercial suborbital space flights. Mr. Kennedy is the author of eight books and dozens of articles on rocketry and space flight. He has also presented numerous papers on spaceflight history and aerospace education at national and international conferences.
The sky is not the limit...
It is the beginning!
If your child has ever gazed up at passing airplanes with wonder, then our Learn to Fly Program is where those dreams can take flight. Get ready for a journey that promises not only to teach the principles of aviation but also to ignite young imaginations and foster a lifelong love for the skies.
September 2020 – My 11 year old son loved his experience at the Young Pilot’s Camp. The program offered plenty of hands on STEM based learning that he throughly enjoyed. Of course his favorite part was the one on one flight lesson at the end of the course. His teacher, Greg, and his pilot instructor, Jim, were both great with the kids. I only wish they had a camp for adults!
Lauren Fleming
July 2020 – My son has attended this camp two years in a row and absolutely loves it. The knowledge of aerodynamics, flight and science he fully absorbs. The desire to become more interested in flight is evident. His ability to take a flight around PNE and assist in take-off and flying maneuvers is something he talks about for days and weeks. He is now begging me to put a flight simulator in our home :).
William Fulmer
July 2020 – My 12yr old son just completed Fly Legacy’s summer camp. It was a wonderful experience for him and I highly recommend it. He learned and grew so much in a week. The program’s instructor and entire team is amazing! He now wants to be a pilot
Jenny Koszarek
June 2020 – My son had an incredible time. He loved the simulation training and the actual flying. He enjoyed the plane making and would do it all over again. They all wore masks and we had no concerns.
Susan Rheingold
December 2019 – My 3 grandsons said that it was awesome! Excellent Christmas gift for them.🙂 It was an experience that they will never forget. 🛫🛩🙂
Patricia Halfmann
December 2019 – My son spent the weekend at camp and loved every minute of it. He learned a lot about the science behind flight, practiced flying in a flight simulator and even got to steer a plane in the air! He really wants to come back this summer for a week-long camp. Thank you so much for nurturing his excitement and love for flying! This camp is amazing!
Megan Corn
December 2019 – My Champions attended Aviation Camp at @Fly Legacy Aviation this month and had fun learning and gained a deeper understanding about how airplanes fly with their instructor, Mr. Greg. They made a new friend, learn new terminology, tested different gliders, witnessed people coming and going on their private/chartered jets👀 and helicopters.🚁 The highlight of their time spent at Fly Legacy Aviation was having the opportunity to fly and land an aircraft 🛩️ with Pilot Jim. That experience was life changing and has ignited new aspirations and dreams within them.🤔🧐🤓🤗 ♥️Thank you to their Tribe for making this happen ♥️
Michelle Schofield
January 2020 – Wow! The weekend kids program was AMAZING! Our boy loved it. LOVED. IT. Greg was a very patient and kind instructor and all the kids seemed thrilled to be there. It wasn’t clear from the website but it turned even the weekend program offers the kids a chance to go up in a plane themselves! Unfortunately, the weather didn’t cooperate but they got extra flight simulator time and a chance to come back another day for the flight. If you have a child interested in planes or flying you should definitely sign up for this.
Neil Hunt
January 2020 – My son just participated in a weekend long aviation camp for kids and he loved it. He learned the basics of flight and so much more. Each day was packed with experiments, projects, hands on and classroom based learning about physics, history of aviation, space flight, helicopters, careers in aviation, and weather. They got to use the flight simulator twice and a flight was planned, but rescheduled due to weather. We are truly grateful for the opportunity and we hope to come back and do the week long version of the camp this summer!
Eli Musewicz
June 2019 – Awesome Camp! They’ve learned so much about flying. Simulator and flying real plane was a great experience and a beginning of a new adventure. Thanks, Fly Legacy for running such a great camp for those kids! I highly recommend that to kids of all ages as well as adults.
Marzena Koperska
What an excellent experience for the kids! My two girls are super excited about their full day of camp! They’ve learnt so much. And the younger one is dreaming about becoming a Pilot!
Maria Dyavgo