AMA News: District IX - 2008/03
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Victor Valley RC Flyers Student Program (report by Barry Young)
The Victor Valley RC Flyers (VVRCF) has presented aviation classes in local elementary schools in the past and has just completed the first class given at Eagle Ranch Elementary School. The fifth-grade class was held twice a week for six weeks, where 10 students learned what makes an airplane fly and how a two-cycle engine works.
Teamwork was encouraged throughout the course. The students held paper airplane contests; two students won RC aircraft—one for the longest distance (84 feet, 6 inches) and one for the longest duration of flight (4.2 seconds).
Each student in the class built a GWS Slow Stick. With the help of a club member assisting with the class, the students also restored a Senior Telemaster to flyable condition. At the end of the sessions, all of the students were invited to the VVRCF field to fly their Slow Sticks and other trainers on buddy boxes.
Students exposed to the class often learn how to apply math and reading in a practical context, and the club has observed drastic improvements in their grades.
VVRCF is hoping to place this program into local parks and recreation departments to get more of the community involved in the hobby. The club has also created a “Say No to Drugs” program that they present as an assembly for the schools. Their slogan is: “Don’t get high; learn to fly.”
The club has begun construction of a premier RC Fun Park. The “Field of Dreams” will be a place where families can come and run RC airplanes, helicopters, and cars. This site will become a center for the VVRCF to work more closely with kids in an effort to keep them away from gangs, violence, and drugs.
Sponsors
- Duralite Batteries
- APC Props
- Castle Creations
- Pacer Zap Glue
- DW Foamies
- Hitec
- House of Balsa
- Team Flying Cirkus members
- Numerous individual supporters
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
