Aviation View - Dec 2023

177 AVIATION VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 3, ISSUE 4 That sentiment has already been tangibly followed up on with the airport restarting its Wings and Wheels Open House events, which opens its gates to the public to allow them to come in, view the aircraft on display, and even take children up into the air for what usually is their first flight experience ever. With the seeds of aviation being planted in the hearts and minds of the younger generation, things should synergize well with Director Fiore’s next phase of her vision for St. Clair, which is the airport being able to host a flight school. With office spaces, and a separate building dedicated to flight training on the airport property, there is plenty of opportunity for flight training at St. Clair County. Considering the recent shortage of pilots throughout the country, this is setting the stage for a grassroots solution to a national problem. Lastly,on themore corporate level,as Port Huron and St. Clair County expand economically, the airport’s burst in activity and community connection will lay the groundwork quite nicely for the last phase of Director Fiore’s vision, which is to support ST. CLAI R COUNT Y INTERNAT IONAL AI RPORT