Summer Aero Academy

[Wade Akle]

Donny,
We can always use help as some of us are aging a little bit. We have done it for 5 years so far. It was written the 1st year in MA July 2000 edition. Where do you live?

You and Ron are the only  ones that ever responded to my posting. We get 100+ emails every month on the sad state of pattern and how we can help. Yet, when something is this successful is presented, it's silence.

Wade
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Wright Home 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 7:24 PM
  Subject: RE: Summer Aero Academy 


  Do you need people to help next year with your event?

  Donny 


    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Wade Akle 
    To: discussion at nsrca.org
    Sent: 11/1/2003 5:01:09 AM 
    Subject: Summer Aero Academy 


    I have been following Ron's thread about going to schools for demos. Here is our story (SLO Flyers). It is extremey successful and may give you some ideas on how to reach out.

    For the last 4 years our club put in a 2 one-week classes, we call the Flight Summer Academy, at Cal Poly Institute at San Luis Obispo for 8-14 year olds. We average 15 youngsters per class. 

    This activity costs about $250/each. The kids pay $100. The rest is sponsored by SLO Flyers, Cal Poly, Industry grants (Northrop and Boeing) and also AMA grants. 

    The kids are very motivated and learn building skills, basic aero/structural concepts, mass/stability of models to optimize flight times, fly control line every morning, and projects they take home, culminating with Saturday at our field flying RC, and a day at SBP airport getting a flight over their own town given by the Experimental Pilots Association. 

    Several have become proficient pilots, though intermitently. Some others we see afterwards from time to time, but they are so busy with school, sports and growing up that they hardly have time to continue in the hobby. Maybe later.

    We intend to continue this activity until/if the kids stop showing up.

    Wade 
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