NVCC Aviation Instructor to Guest Speak at Annual Safety Day, July 18

Waterbury, Conn. - Naugatuck Valley Community College instructor of aviation Tom Bouck will guest speak at the Oxford Flying Club’s Annual Safety Day on Saturday, July 18, beginning at 9:00 am.

Bouck is a retired Captain from Continental Airlines with ATP (Boeing 737,757,767, SD-3) and engineer turbojet (Airbus, DC 10) ratings. He also has experience as an air traffic controller, FAA designated examiner and accident investigator and currently teaches aviation science courses at Naugatuck Valley Community College.

In addition to Bouck’s presentation, the event will feature a tour of the control tower, a ramp side cookout and a spot landing contest, which challenges members of the Club to land the wheels of a single-engine airplane on a 15-foot stretch of the 5,000-foot long runway at Waterbury-Oxford Airport. Dr. Bonnie Simon, former director of the math and science division at NVCC, will also present about the College’s associate degree in Aviation Science program.

The event is open to all pilots and pilots-to-be as well as anyone interested in learning about flying and aviation. There is no admission fee or registration required.