The second part of the Cub Scout presentation was the field trip to the shop. The theme of the presentation is "Collections" and "Rebuilding". We covered both aspects during the shop visit and added some safety lessons: Always find the owner of a shop if you visit one, there are many dangerous things, some not so obvious Always ask the shop owner before touching anything, for safety reasons If there were a fire, you should get out immediately! Leave using fire extinguishers and other equipment to other people Unplug tools when not in use Use the circuit breakers to turn off power in an emergency When in doubt, get help! The parents spent quality time with the scouts by taking the time to participate in the field trip. (The parents asked really good questions, too!) Part of the presentation was a review of the shop power tools. One of the shop tools (a collection of tools)demonstrated is the Oscillating Sander. We used this to grind a shape in a copper clad PC board. The PC boards are used for electronics and for servo horns. The use of plans, tracing shapes, cutting and sanding were discussed. Here, we actually perform the final sanding and fitting of former F2, rebuilding the UltraHots fuselage. Some of the scouts are working on the peanut scale rubber powered models. We marked the outline of a Hitec HS-77 low profile servo on the TuffFlight Predator wing. A soldering gun with a specially formed 14 gage wire was used to demonstrate foam cutting. The Predator is a Class B Open Combat plane. Seen in the background are some of the 60 or so models in the collection. Many of the planes were discussed, and a laser pointer was used (just for fun). Also, as part of the electronics collection, a Jacobs Ladder was demonstrated (showing how high voltage produces a spark, just like the gasoline engines do for ignition). The scouts liked the peanut scale planes. These are some of the indoor free flight models in the collection. At the end of the presentation, Sandy served up brownies and lemonade. We all kept warm by standing near the wood stove. Once the snacks were eaten, a vote was taken whether or not they'd like to see one of the giant scale airplane run. (guess what the outcome of the vote was?! A 1/3 scale RV-3 model was fueled and started outside the shop. The model was taxied around the yard, showing ground handling and the scale engine sounds that the Saito 3.0 CI twin makes. The engine was shut off from the transmitter, following the safety practices we reviewed with the scouts. It is doubtful that all the questions were answered. As the event wound down, the scoutmaster asked if we could schedule another outing, where the scouts could watch the planes fly. I mentioned that the club would get together once again with the scouts and have them participate in our student pilot program! The scouts (and leaders too) can actually fly one of the models. We have invited them out for a flying field trip on Sunday, June 2 at 11:00 AM. It was a fun and learning experience for all! Thanks again to the scouts, for allowing us to share some of our knowledge and enthusiasm for this great hobby/sport! Scout Presentation (at the School) Presentation Web Page Barnyard Buzzard Home Page