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Here are the scouts with Hap, who was the ground
school instructor. He conducted some teaching activities that kept
the interest of kids (and adults). |
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At the start of the day, we were busy getting the
planes ready. Rick had a Zagi and his stick trainer, Hap brought his
electric Military Cub (L1 Birddog), Brian had a nice pattern ship,
Ron brought a AirMaster 40 trainer, Fantrainer, Big Eliminator, and
the Ultrastick 40. |
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Rick piloted his trainer as Ron helped the younger
pilots get familiar with the buddy box. Most student pilots flew really
well considering this was their first experience. Each pilot got to
learn to loop the plane and hold altitude in right and left turns.
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Here's Hap keeping the kids busy with the electric
motor lab, while others take their turns at the sticks. |
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We had two student pilots at a time at the flight
line and usually could have three pilots per tank of fuel. This gave
each student about 4 minutes on the sticks. |
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The morning started out with overcast skies and
almost no wind, but by late morning, the clouds had broken up, and
the day was spectacular! The wind remained very calm. We actually
had a few hawks and a deer visit with us during the event. |
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And still we flew! Rick put in a lot of patience
and many flights. He helped make the student pilots feel good about
their accomplishments on the sticks. |
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Sandy was our chef and put on quite a good lunch
for all the attendees. We had soda, hotdogs, hamburgs and cheeseburgs
for all. There wasn't much food left, which is a good indication of
her talents on the grill. (She also took the other photos on this
web page!) |
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One of many landings Rick made during the event.
Rick would fuel up the trainer, take it off to a safe height and talk
the students through the lessons. He would correct the attitude of
the model as needed and explain what the model did and how to correct
the situation. |
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And Hap was still entertaining the student pilots
who had already flown or were waiting for their turn. |
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After lunch, some of the scout leaders and parents
tried their hand at controlling the model. They were quite good and
learned quickly. |
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Yep, it couldn't get much better than this. Although
each of the student pilots came to realize it was a little tougher
to fly one of these models than it first looked, they came away from
the flight line with a smile and a sense of accomplishment. We enjoyed
the day too! |
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