PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR MUSEUM

22156 THREE NOTCH RD

LEXINGTON PARK, MD 20653

                     The Virginia Aviation Foundation is the successor to the Summer Career Interest Program organized in 1969 by the Chief Army Reserve. The United States Army Reserve and the Reserve Officers Association supported the program until 1988.  During the period 1989 through 1993, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Aviation Midshipman Foundation undertook its operations. Thereafter, the program was supported by the Association of Naval Aviation, the Navy League, and the Naval Sea Cadet Corps.   

                     Throughout the 1990's members of the Young Marines, Civil Air Patrol, and various elements of the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps attended the courses. From the outset, the training programs were, and are, open to all youngsters older than fifteen years of age interested in the subjects being presented. The courses varied from year to year but generally consisted of Aviation Ground School, Glider Flight Training, Communications Electronics, and Drone Operations.

            The courses are intense and structured with either 44 hours or 88 hours of classroom instruction during a one or two week period. With the teenage student base, the program is able to achieve an 88 to 92 per cent pass rate with respect to the FAA pilot examinations.  

                     The all volunteer teaching staff typically consists of retired FAA inspectors, military aviators, high school teachers, and retired airline pilots who arrive each summer to share their knowledge.   

                     More than 14,000 students and instructors have been associated with the program. Many students have gone on to become military aviators and airline pilots. Since its inception the courses have been presented at the locations listed below.              

AVIATION GROUND SCHOOLS

CP ROBERTS, CA

MILDENHALL, ENGLAND

NAPLES. ITALY

BARBERS POINT, HAWAII

GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE, GA

EAST STROUDSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY, PA

COLLEGE OF SANTE FE, NM

SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, GA

FT DEVENS, MA

MAGUIRE AFB, NJ

FT BELVOIR, VA

FT GORDON, GA

FT KNOX, KY

EGLIN AFB, FL

KEESLER AFB, FL

NAS FT WORTH, TX

WHITEMAN AFB, MO

ELLSWORTH AFB,SD

SACRAMENTO ARMY DEPOT, CA

FT HUACHUCA, AZ

FT LEWIS, WA

NAVAL STATION CORONADO, CA

NAS PENSACOLA, FL

NAS WHITING FIELD, FL

NAF ANDREWS AFB, MD

USS MIDWAY SAN DIEGO, CA

NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY LEXINGTON, KY

SUBMARINE BASE BANGOR, WA

RIVERSIDE MILITARY ACADEMY, GA

FAIRCHILD AFB, WA

NOB NORFOLK, VA

SO BOSTON, VA

LANGLEY AFB, VA

CAMP PENDLETON, VA

CONVERSE COLLEGE SPARTANBURG, SC

NAVAL RESERVE TNG CTR ALEX, VA

BRUNSWICK FIELD, VA GLIDER ONLY

CFI ONLY

HQ FAA, DC

AVIATION GROUND SCHOOL AND FLIGHT TRAINING

SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA STATE UNIV, OK

AUBURN UNIV, AL

CP PICKETT, VA

INDIANTOWN GAP MIL RES, VA

CP MCCOY, WI

MCAF QUANTICO, VA

FT MEADE, MD

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND ,MD

DUGWAY PROVING GROUND. UT

NAS NEW ORLEANS, LA

NATC PATUXENT RIVER, MD

CULPEPER, VA

DAHLGREN NAVAL PROVING GROUND, VA

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