Practical Aero celebrates Falcon AeroLab, Sept 2025
We are so proud of John Norton’s volunteer work with youth motivating & inspiring them towards aviation careers!…
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STEM Outreach Is a Strategic Investment: A Year of Local Engagement in Northern Nevada
On the surface, STEM outreach may look like building paper rockets with kids or hosting an airshow booth filled with flight simulators and plastic wing models. But underneath, these moments carry the weight of something far more critical: securing our nation’s future innovation, strengthening our technical workforce, and ensuring that science and engineering are accessible—and exciting—for the next generation.
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Practical Aeronautics and NASA, June 2025
One of the great things about teaching at Practical Aeronautics is that I sometimes get a chance to see some pretty interesting things. Recently, I was teaching the aeronautics portion of the Teaching Science and Technology, Inc course “Foundations of Aerospace” at NASA-Johnson Space Center.
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Practical Aero and Falcon AeroLab, March 2025
On March 6th, John Norton spent time with young aviation enthusiasts teaching basic aeronautics to a group of…
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Practical Aero Celebrates 16th Annual Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation (ECAHF) Gala
Practical Aeronautics was proud to sponsor a table for the 16th Annual Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation (ECAHF)…
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Practical Aero Spotlight: John Wissler and The Meandering Journey of an Airplane Nut
As long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by airplanes. I’ve watched them, ridden in them, doodled/drawn/painted…
