Yokota Aero Club hosts first Aim High Flight Academy immersion U.S. Air Force Logo Aug. 2, 2023 230726-F-HD796-1021 Scot Northcutt, Yokota Air Base Aero Club chief mechanic, educates students attending the Aim High Flight Academy (AHFA) on what components to check on a plane before take off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2023. The AHFA is a 15-day introductory flying program for high school and college students interested in Air Force aviation. The students practiced flight simulation, learned about the different components of an aircraft, and applied their studies to fly a plane. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jarrett Smith) Details Download 230726-F-HD796-1035 Scot Northcutt, Yokota Air Base Aero Club chief mechanic, shows students attending the Aim High Flight Academy (AHFA) how to check a first-aid kit on a plane before flight July 26, 2023. The Yokota Air Base Aero Club is the first ever non-university to host the AHFA, and gives high school students, ROTC students and U.S. Air Force academy cadets free training on what to expect in the realm of Air Force aviation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jarrett Smith) Details Download 230726-F-HD796-1192 Scot Northcutt, Yokota Air Base Aero Club chief mechanic, shows students the fuel compartment of an aircraft at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2023. The Yokota Air Base Aero Club is the first ever non-university to host the Aim High Flight Academy, and gives high school students, ROTC students and U.S. Air Force academy cadets free training on what to expect in the realm of Air Force aviation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jarrett Smith) Details Download 230726-F-HD796-1109 Scot Northcutt, Yokota Air Base Aero Club chief mechanic, shows students attending the Aim High Flight Academy (AHFA) the tail of an aircraft at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2023. The AHFA is a 15-day introductory flying program for high school and college students interested in Air Force aviation. The students practiced flight simulation, learned about the different components of an aircraft, and applied their studies to fly a plane. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jarrett Smith) Details Download 230726-F-HD796-1211 A student and instructor use the flight simulator for training at the Aero Club on Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2023. The Aim High Flight Academy is a 15-day introductory flying program for high school and college students Who are interested in Air Force aviation. The students practiced flight simulation, learned about the different components of an aircraft, and applied their studies to fly a plane. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jarrett Smith) Details Download 230726-F-HD796-1446 Gene Takagi Dycus, a Yokota Air Base Aero Club instructor, guides Rhiannon O’Keefe, an Aim High Flight Academy (AHFA) student on where to fly a plane on Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 27, 2023. The Yokota Air Base Aero Club is the first ever non-university to host the AHFA, and gives high school students, ROTC students and U.S. Air Force academy cadets free training on what to expect in the realm of Air Force aviation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jarrett Smith) Details Download 230726-F-HD796-1467 Rhiannon O’Keefe, a student in the Aim High Flight Academy (AHFA), flies over Japan for the first time with the Aero Club on Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2023. The AHFA is a 15-day introductory flying program for high school and college students interested in Air Force aviation. The students practiced flight simulation, learned about the different components of an aircraft, and applied their studies to fly a plane. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jarrett Smith) Details Download YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan- Yokota Air Base Aero Club instructors hosted their first-ever Aim High Flight Academy immersion at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 24 to Aug. 12. The AHFA immersion is a 15-day introductory flying program for high school and college students with little to no prior aviation experience to practice flight simulation, identify different components of an aircraft, and learn to fly a plane. “The goal for the Aim High Flight Academy is for Air Force recruiting,” said Ray Brannam, Yokota Aero Club manager. “We introduce them to flying and hopefully they’ll eventually fly for the Air Force.” Yokota’s Aero Club is the first ever non-university to host the Aim High Flight Academy as well as the first overseas location. The program gave six high school students, Air Force ROTC students, and U.S. Air Force Academy cadets exposure to careers in aviation while completing 15 hours toward their Pilot Candidate Selection Method scores. “Before I joined this program, I wasn’t sure exactly what I wanted to do,” said Winston Cutshaw, a student in the AHFA. “I knew I wanted to become a pilot and travel the world, but I didn't know how to get there. But since I joined the program, I have learned a lot of paths I can take to get there.”