Aviation classes take off in Edmonton schools

The first time Diljot Dhaliwal pulled back the steering wheel and took off, a cadre of classmates watched over his shoulder.
As the horizon teetered at a steep angle on the screen and the flight simulator emitted angry beeps, J. Percy Page High School aviation teacher David Williams calmly told Dhaliwal to ignore them and find the flap lever.
The demonstration was part of the high school course Aviation 35, which Edmonton Public Schools offered for the first time this winter. It serves as a