STRATEGIC PARTNERS

AHFA partners with multiple organizations who share similar missions to empower and engage youth in aviation. A complete list of our partners include:

AHFA

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

  • Be at least 16 years old by 1 June of the flight training year.
  • Be enrolled in high school* or homeschool during the flight training year.
  • Be a US citizen **
  • Have no more than 5 powered flight hours 
  • 3.0 current Grade Point Average either with an unofficial GPA Transcript or a registrar/counselor verifiable memorandum.

Notes: 

  • No flight or aviation experience necessary (we teach you to fly!)  
  • No commitment or obligation to the Air Force  
  • *USAFA & AFROTC Cadets may apply through their institutions
  • **Non-US Citizens regardless of residency status are ineligible to apply

 

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Measuring Particles In Turbine Engine Exhaust
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Exhaust that results from operating aircraft engines is troublesome for a number of reasons. Particles existing in the exhaust plume are small and are easily trapped in your lungs, which can have a health affect. Additionally, when aircraft are flying through the atmosphere it creates contrails. Contrails are mainly water vapor that attribute to cloud formations and to the radiation balance of the earth.

With support from the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research Program two small businesses have developed technologies to measure particles in turbine engine exhausts. The International Civil Aviation Organization will be levying regulations on commercial engines to prove that they meet these regulations and all the engine manufactures will have to make turbine engine exhaust measurements to meet emerging requirements

The SAE E-31 committee identified several technologies that could potentially be used to measure turbine engine exhausts. Leaders in developing those techniques included Artium Technologies, developing the laser induced incandescence technique, and Aerodyne Research doing extension and scattering techniques with their SCOP system. More

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AHFA Locations & Training Partners

  • California Aeronautical University, CA 
  • California Baptist University, CA 
  • Marion Military Institute, AL 
  • Oklahoma State University, OK  
  • South Dakota State University, SD 
  • Troy University, AL
  • Schreiner University, TX
  • University of Texas San Antonio, TX
  • Tennesse State University, TN

*To learn how to become one of our training locations please email: 

 Afrs.ahfa.studentapplications@us.af.mil 

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS RECEIVE* 

  • Up to 12-15 flight hours 
  • Housing and meals during training 
  • Transportation to/from training location 
  • Classroom training (ground school) 
  • Flight simulator training 
  • All training is provided by FAA Certified Flight Instructors 
  • Access to university recreation facilities 
  • Mentorship from Air Force aviators  

*All items funded by USAF except:

  • FAA Class III Med Certificate
  • Luggage during travel
  • Personal driving to/from university assigned session

Contact us

 

 

                                                              Please direct program questions to: Afrs.ahfa.studentapplications@us.af.mil