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(KAIR)--A special presentation is planned in Atchison Friday, as the Kansas Department of Transportation Director of Aviation visits the city.
Merrill Atwater will make his stop as part of the Fly Kansas Air Tour, an educational effort focused on science, technology, engineering, and math.
According to a news release issued by KDOT, the tour is intended to highlights the benefits of local airports, and places an emphasis introducing aviation to the youth.
The Fly Kansas Tour, and Atwater, will stop at Atchison's Amelia Earhart Airport Friday afternoon at 2:30.
The visit will include a presentation on Amelia Earhart and allow local students who attend to meet with participating pilots to learn about aviation in Kansas.
The public is encouraged to attend, and will have a chance to see airplanes up close, and to talk to the participating pilots.
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