Randall Starbird, 19, taxis an airplane Thursday at Pittsfield Municipal Airport with flight instructor Greg Jolda. Students at Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield were at the airport as part of a STEM program focusing this week on aviation.

Randall Starbird, 19, emerges from an airplane Thursday after a flight at Pittsfield Municipal Airport. Students at Maine Central Institute were at the airport as part of a STEM program focusing this week on aviation.

International students at Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield take a selfie Thursday at Pittsfield Municipal Airport during a STEM program focusing this week on aviation.

Randall Starbird, 19, pilots an airplane Thursday with flight instructor Greg Jolda as the aircraft passes Maine Central Institute students at Pittsfield Municipal Airport. The students are part of a STEM program at the school focusing this week on aviation.