Aviation High is a career and technical education school in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens and the nation's largest aviation-focused high school. Required courses for all 2,000 students include the usual English, math, science, and foreign languages, but also airframe and power plant shops. A 5,000-square-foot annex at John F. Kennedy International Airport stocked with dozens of airplanes serves as a fifth-year classroom for 24 honors students chosen from about 150 applicants. This article presents the career paths of four mechanics teachers bringing hands-on experiences to their students at Aviation High. These teachers have one thing in common--all of them are former or current aviation workers, making their knowledge invaluable to the school.