About The Tour
The DreamLaunch Tour is a dynamic half hour presentation delivered by 25 year old Jamail Larkins. The presentation covers the various opportunities available in the aviation industry, aviation youth programs, and shows students how to overcome any obstacles they may encounter in life while trying to achieve their goals. As a pilot, Jamail had to learn how to navigate from city to city, and overcome many unforeseen obstacles such as weather, fuel requirements, equipment malfunctions, and many unexpected emergencies. "Navigating the Journey of Life" is a simple presentation that applies the same techniques pilots use, into an everyday life example for students to use, while facing many of the challenges they will encounter during their school years.
The DreamLaunch Tour presentation is a combination of inspiration and education. It incorporates information about aviation careers, aviation youth programs (similar to Boy and Girl Scouts, Boys and Girls Clubs, etc.) and how to achieve dreams. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Universityand Careers in Aviation Inc. sponsor the National Dream Launch Tour. In 1926, not long after the Wright brothers' first flight, John Paul Riddle, one of the school's founders, was giving aerial joyrides in Jennys and Wacos to drum up business for his fledgling flying business in Cincinnati, Ohio.
On Jan. 24, 2004, Jamail Larkins, a 19-year-old aviation business student at Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach, Fla., campus, updated that tradition when he begins a 20-city national tour piloting a new Cirrus SR20 aircraft. His mission: get youngsters in middle schools and high schools along the way thinking about careers in aviation. Embry-Riddle's partner in the tour is Careers in Aviation, an organization that seeks to raise young people's awareness about opportunities in aviation. Sponsors are Aeroshell, Cirrus Design Corporation, Bose, Cox Communications, Jeppesen, and Michelin.
"We're very happy to join with Embry-Riddle in bringing this educational opportunity to young people across America," said Judy Rice, president of Careers in Aviation. "It's a perfect way to spread the news about the many exciting careers in aviation and that the industry needs talented young people."
The national tour officially starts in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX on December 5th, 2008. Jamail will speak to 4,000 students and 800 educators about the aviation industry. Larkins will then fly to a different city, where he will visit schools, make presentations, and discuss aviation with students on a weekly basis.
