By Meghan E. Moravcik - The Arizona Republic
Fifth-graders at Legend Springs Elementary in Glendale tracked Southwest Airlines pilot Mike Carter's flying for a month, adding the mileage and doing research on the history and weather of the places he flew to.
He was one of three Southwest Airlines pilots who met weekly for four weeks with fifth-graders in an Adopt-A-Pilot program aimed at getting kids excited about school and their future careers.
Across the country, 600 Southwest Airlines pilots volunteer in 620 schools for the Adopt-A-Pilot program.
Carter taught the students about the science of flying and did experiments with them.
"The whole idea is to get them interested . . . in (different) careers," said Carter, who also had the students interview adults who have careers they thought were interesting. He has participated in the program for six years.
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