Bob Hoover Academy

TO CATALYZE TRANSFORMATIVE LIFE EXPERIENCES IN AVIATION & EDUCATION FOR AT-RISK & UNDER-SERVED TEENS.

SUMMARY: 2021 BEGAN THE SECOND YEAR OF THE WORLDWIDE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE BOB HOOVER ACADEMY(BHA) ENDURED CHALLENGES, YET CONTINUED TO DREAM BIG.2021 COMPLETED THE SIXTH YEAR OF OUR UNIQUE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MONTEREY COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION (MCOE). THIS PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES FULL-TIME ACCESS TO OUR STUDENTS, AND IS THE FOUNDATION OF SUCCESS. WHILE COVID-19 LIMITED OUR STUDENTS WITH LITTLE AT-HOME RESOURCES,BHA HAS PIVOTED AND ADAPTED IN ORDER TO SUPPORT.BHA CONTINUED THROUGH 2021 TO PROVIDE AVIATION OPPORTUNITIES TO THE MCOE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SAFE CLASS. THESE OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDED: FLIGHT TRAINING, SIMULATOR TRAINING, GROUND SCHOOL, AND EVENTS. WE FACILITATED THESE OPPORTUNITIES WITH STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, BOARD MEMBER LEADERSHIP, AND DONOR SUPPORT.2021 STATISTICS: 24 STUDENTS, 274.3 PLANE HOURS, 252 FLIGHTS FLOWN, 0 SOLO FLIGHTS, 28.9 SIMULATOR HOURS,41 SIMULATOR FLIGHTS, AND 188 VOLUNTEER HOURS. FLIGHT TRAINING: INSPIRING STUDENTS WITH FLIGHT CONTINUES TO BE THE CORE MISSION OF THE BOB HOOVER ACADEMY. CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS COMPLETED PRE-SOLO FLIGHT CHECKS FOR OUR STUDENTS. FLIGHT SIMULATOR: UTILIZATION OF THE REDBIRD FMX FLIGHT SIMULATOR HAS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT INTRODUCTORY AND MAINTENANCE TRAINING FOR OUR STUDENTS. IN THE BEGINNING OF 2020, THE SIMULATOR OPERATION WAS GOING STRONG, WITH AN INCREASE OF STUDENT VISITS OVER 2019. AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC STOPPED ACCESS, WE HAVE HAD NO VOLUNTEER TRAINING STUDENTS IN THE SIMULATOR. EACH CESSNA FLIGHT WITH A STUDENT TAKES 2 HOURS OF INSTRUCTOR TIME AND APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR OF FLIGHT TIME. THIS EQUALS APPROXIMATELY $270 PER VISIT. EACH HOUR SPENT IN THE FLIGHT SIMULATOR REPLACES ONE FLIGHT LESSON IN THE AIRPLANE. BEFORE COVID WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE MORE STUDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS REPLACEMENT. OFTEN WE HAVE A STUDENT FLYING THE PLANE WITH THE INSTRUCTOR WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY A STUDENT IS FLYING THE SIMULATOR WITH A VOLUNTEER. GROUND SCHOOL: BHA CONTINUED TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND UTILIZE THE AOPA HIGH SCHOOL AVIATION CURRICULUM. FROM JANUARY - MAY, THE SCHOOL USED THE ON-LINE PLATFORM ZOOM, AS WELL AS GOOGLE CLASSROOM, TO COMPLETE THE AOPA 10TH GRADE CURRICULUM. IN THE FALL, WE BEGAN TEACHING THE AOPA 11TH GRADE CURRICULUM. LIKELY, WE WILL ALTERNATE THE TEACHING OF THESE TWO YEARS OF CURRICULUM, AS WE HAVE DETERMINED THEY ARE THE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR OUR STUDENTS. VOLUNTEERS: WE ARE GOING STRONG THROUGH OUR FOURTH YEAR OF ADDING A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. IT ALL BEGAN WHEN RETIRED AIRLINE PILOT STEVE MARTIN ATTENDED OUR COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEW REDBIRD FLIGHT SIMULATOR. HE ASKED IF HE COULD GET INVOLVED, AND THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WAS BORN. OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE RETIRED AND CURRENT PILOTS. THEY HAVE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN BACKGROUNDS. THEY ALL SHARE A FEW THINGS IN COMMON: A PASSION FOR AVIATION, AN UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR STUDENTS NEED CONSISTENT TIME WITH TRUSTWORTHY ADULTS, AND THE COMMITMENT TO LOVE OUR STUDENTS NO MATTER THEIR BACKGROUND. VOLUNTEER TIME INCLUDES INSTRUCTION IN THE SIMULATOR, AND ATTENDANCE AT EVENTS OR MEETINGS.VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 188 HOURS OF TIME IN THE FLIGHT SIMULATOR. IN ADDITION TO THIS TIME, THESE VOLUNTEERS HAVE ATTENDED/TAUGHT OUR WEEKLY GROUND SCHOOL, CHAPERONED FIELD TRIPS, AND WE HAVE ONE OTHER VOLUNTEER WHO IS OUR PRE-SOLO CHECK PILOT. EVENTS/FIELD TRIPS: JANUARY - MAY 2021 - NO EVENTS OR FIELD TRIPS DUE TO COVIDJUNE 2021 - DRIVE-THRU GRADUATIONSUMMER SCHOOL - 7 STUDENTS (3 CONTINUING, 4 NEW)AUGUST 2021 - AIRPORT ORIENTATION TOUROCTOBER 2021 - THUNDERBIRDS MEET & GREET AT THE MONTEREY AIRPORTNOVEMBER 2021 - AOPA SYMPOSIUM ON-LINE, GO KART FIELD TRIP, YOUNG EAGLES EVENT AT SALINAS AIRPORTDECEMBER 2021 - KAYAK FIELD TRIPCONSTRUCTION PROJECT:MCOE BEGAN A LONG ANTICIPATED RENOVATION PROJECT OF A NEW CAMPUS FOR OUR STUDENTS AT THE SALINAS AIRPORT. THE PLAN WAS DEVELOPED WITH THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT AND THE MASTER LEASE HOLDER OF THE 1942 WWII HANGAR TO RENOVATE. THE RENOVATION DESIGN INCLUDES 2 CLASSROOMS, 2 OFFICES, RESTROOMS, AND A ROOM FOR THE FLIGHT SIMULATOR - ALL ADJACENT TO A QUARTER OF THE BIG HANGAR SPACE WHERE THE AIRPLANES WILL BE HANGARED!