Academy slates first class

PENSACOLA, Fla. – The National Flight Academy, 25 years in the making, will have a test class in March followed by its first full class in May. The academy at Naval Air Station Pensacola’s is designed to pique the interest of students in science, technology, engineering and math. The 102,000 square-foot academy is designed to look like the inside of an aircraft carrier. The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation raised $18.5 million for construction of the academy and $15 million to outfit it. A feature story (Source: Pensacola News Journal, 01/29/12)