• Parents and kids can learn to fly one of these at camp.bi-plane image by Jackie DeBusk from Fotolia.com
  
  Summer camp is almost a childhood rite of passage, but a summer camp that teaches kids and teens to fly planes is even more so. While they tend to be quite expensive, these classes will give your child the tools they need to decide on a possible career as a pilot or at the very least allow the to do practice hours toward earning their pilot's license.
  
  

Langley Flying School

• Langley Flying School offers a one-week intensive pilot-training program combining ground school classes and flight training. It is especially designed for those who are considering a career as a professional pilot. Camp runs in five-day sessions, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., from June to August. Enrollment is limited. Langley classes include basic aircraft maneuvers, cross-country flying and instrument flying. All of Langley's ground training and flight classes can be accredited toward a private pilot license. Pilot camp participants must be 12 years or older, although exceptions are made on a case-by-case basis. Langley also encourages parent-child enrollments. Students learn to fly using a Piper Cherokee Cruiser, a four-seat aircraft that provides smooth and balanced flight-handling characteristics.
  
  Langley Flying School
  
  Hangar 4B Langley Airport
  
  5333- 216 Street Langley
  
  British Columbia, Canada, V2Y 2N3
  
  877-532-6461
  
  langleyflyingschool.com
  
  

Fly Camp for Teens

• Running from June to August, this camp has been developed to introduce high school students to flying. They experience at least three hours of flying and five hours of observing flying techniques. Additionally, they visit aerospace museums, learn the air traffic control system, discover how to plan cross country flights and study aviation weather. Students also receive career counseling if they are interested in becoming pilots.
  
  California Flight Academy
  
  2065 N. Marshall Ave.
  
  El Cajon, CA 92020
  
  619-448-2212
  
  flycfa.com
  
  

Aviation Adventure Camp

• Aviation Adventure Camp is a three-day camp for adults meant to introduce them to piloting an aircraft. The first session introduces campers to the aircraft which is followed by a meal and drinks. The second session features ground instruction in the morning and an instructional flight followed by lunch at Airport in the Sky on Catalina Island. The third session is virtually the same as the second but goes to a different airport. This introductory camp is provided by California Flight Center.
  
  California Flight Center
  
  2830 E. Wardlow Road
  
  Long Beach, CA 90807
  
  562-252-6722
  
  aviationsummercamp.com