Irving’s Classroom in the Sky Seeks To Inspire Youth
In an attempt to cultivate in young people an interest in aviation, Barrington Irving will  interact with millions of students as he flies around the world in a Hawker 400XPR,  showing the real-world value of science, technology, engineering and math. (Photo by Cy Cyr)
In an attempt to cultivate in young people an interest in aviation, Barrington Irving will interact with millions of students as he flies around the world in a Hawker 400XPR, showing the real-world value of science, technology, engineering and math. (Photo by Cy Cyr)

“It will be the only classroom in the world capable of reaching 41,000 feet in 18 minutes,” said record-setting pilot and educator Barrington Irving yesterday at the launch of his latest endeavor, known as “Classroom in the Sky.” The project, an initiative of Irving’s non-profit Experience Aviation, will attempt to expose millions of students to aviation by allowing them to interact with him during a planned around-the-world flight, which will take him to all seven continents.

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