Highlands Middle School
Aviation Magnet Program visits
Lannie Rd Model Flying Field
On Wednesday June 14th Highlands Middle Schools
avaition magnet summer camp program brought students to the Lannie Rd Model
Flying Field for a hands on demo to complement their in class room "ground
school" and simulator training. I'll let co-ordinator Juan Markt describe
it in his own words...
On behalf of Highlands Middle School -
Aviation and Military Science Magnet Program, and the 18 students attending
model aviation summer camp, I want to thank you for making their visit to
Gateway RC Club a memorable learning experience. Students and teachers enjoyed
the demonstration of RC flying and welcomed the opportunity for some hands-on
training. As a result of this experience, at least two students have already
fill out an application to join AMA and plan to get involved in RC flying. As
you may know the magnet program at Highlands Middle School is new and one of the
very few aviation magnets established at the middle school level in the country.
At their age, middle school students have limited opportunities to experience
aviation first-hand but RC flying is an opportunity accessible to them.
Here is some additional info about this particular summer camp:
Model Aviation Summer Camp
Dates: June 12-14
Camp coordinators: Juan and Lanette Merkt Helper teachers: Weona Arline, John
Ford, Ken Pritcher, Annette Pryor, Coach Richardson, Julius Smith Number of
students: 18 (all new incoming 6th graders)
Day #1: students built "WhiteWings" paper airplanes and evaluated their designs
by competing in flight distance and duration
Day #2: students were introduced to RC flying
by using "G3 RealFlight" and "FMS" simulators
Day #3: students visited Gateway R/C Club for
demonstration flights and hands-on training with club instructors
Again thanks for a great culminating experience.
Juan Merkt
Juan it was our pleasure!
And the whole group
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