# @af_academy on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dalcol0Exf_
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67702235-af-academy-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-09T20:13:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force Academy (@af_academy) — https://gondola.cc/af_academy

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Cadets in #USAFA's Powered Flight Program transformed classroom instruction into hands-on flying experience, developing the confidence, discipline and decision-making skills required of future usairforce and usspaceforce officers.
 
From preflight inspections to coordinated flight operations, cadets gained firsthand experience in aviation fundamentals while learning the responsibilities of leading from the cockpit.
 
Powered flight highlights:
🛫 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲
🧭 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
💪 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀

#WarfightersToWin #LeadersOfCharacterAndQuality #CriticalThinkersToAdapt #FutureFight #FlyFightWin #Aviation

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criticalthinkerstoadapt, warfighterstowin, usafa, flyfightwin, leadersofcharacterandquality, aviation, futurefight

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