You're invited to Zoom to with us, keep your brain active, and learn something new. Join AARP Virginia volunteers, members, and friends for our virtual event Tuesday Explorers post-lunch lecture on April 13, 2021 at 1:30 PM EST. 

Wright Brothers – First Flight Part I

Learn about the Wright family, early life, others looking at flight and how Wilbur and Orville got interested in flight, why did they go to Kitty Hawk, NC and their 1900, 1901, 1902 tests in Kitty Hawk.

Meet our Guest Speaker: Christian Godart

Christian Godart has loved aviation his whole life. He first flew at the age of 17 years old, and decided to pursue an aviation degree following high school. After college, life took him in another direction, but he always maintained his love of everything airplanes, and aviation in general. He is retired from Fairfax County Public Schools where he worked as a Technology Specialist for over 20 years. Christian enjoys passing on his love of aviation to others by volunteering at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia and a National Park Volunteer at the Wright Brothers National Memorial Park in Kitty Hawk, NC.