Cancer Survivor Flight Camp

Every summer, Summit Aviation and Eagle Mount join forces for our Annual Cancer Survivor Flight Camp!  The Big Sky Kid's Flight Camp is a week-long pilot training camp held at the Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport and was created to give young cancer survivors the experience of a lifetime, an experience these amazing individuals greatly deserve. 

The week includes one-on-one instruction with Certified Flight Instructors, over 10 hours of flight time in Summit’s state-of-the-art Diamond aircraft, ground school courses covering topics such as basic aerodynamics and cross-country flight planning, as well as behind the scenes tours of rarely seen areas like the traffic control tower and private hangars. 

It’s all made possible only by private donations (Eagle Mount never accepts any government funding) and the donated time of Summit Aviation Instructors. The in-air instruction doubles as a first-class sightseeing tour of Montana, flying over breathtaking sites like the snow-capped Bridger Mountains and the Natural Bridge Falls near Big Timber. 

The final day of training takes the campers on a course to Driggs, Idaho for their first cross-country flight. The route flies above the famous Yellowstone National Park, where the camper's take in the sights: incredible views of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, the Grand Prismatic Spring (which puts on an incredible display from above, showing off its full range of color), the Grand Tetons, and the majestic Old Faithful Geyser. 

Thank you for helping us make this wonderful event possible!!!

***UPDATE: To donate to our 10th Annual 2024 Big Sky Kids Cancer Survivor Flight Camp for Eagle Mount, please click on this link https://www.gofundme.com/f/10th-annual-cancer-survivor-flight-camp. Thank you for your support!