JCRC Boy Scout Camp Flying Demonstration  
  Ike Skelton Training Site, Headquarters of the Missouri National Guard  
  Saturday, October 14, 2007  

Boy Scout Demo page 1 (below) - Boy Scout Demo page 2 - Gallery page - News page

JCRC was contacted by the Great Rivers Council of the Boy Scouts to see if we would be interested in participating in their upcoming encampment. This is one of the biggest Boy Scouting events held in Missouri. We have done demonstration flights for smaller groups of scouts in the past and had a wonderful time doing it, so of course we wanted to be a part of this larger event. A few weeks before the actual event we went to the Ike Skelton Training Site to check out the facilities and to make certain that we would be able to safely give demonstrations and to determine what sizes of airplanes we'd be able to fly. That was fun in itself because in many ways their facility had more open area than our own flying field. The only downside to the entire event was the fact that it was held on the same day as the MMRCA's Fall Chili-dog Fly-In which we so much enjoy attending. The sacrifice was worth it as we were able to fly in front of hundreds of appreciative scouts who were impressed with event the simplest of aerobatics. We nearly lost our voices by the end of the day because we had answered so many questions, but that's what we love to do; talk about our R/C hobby and airplanes. We knew that nearly all of them would like to have tried flying an airplane and we wanted each to have that opportunity, but logistically that was impossible with so many scouts, so we asked aviation-related questions to determine who would get a chance to try it. Even some of the more interested leaders got to try it as well. Dr. Jim Crago and Shaun Zimmerman both brought out their Sig Kadet trainer airplanes with trainer cords to allow this to happen. As expected, the kids (with game console experience) did great! The weather was great and we had a wonderful time. We have two (2) pages of photos for you to enjoy. featured below. Click on the thumbnails to view larger versions of each photo.
   

Early morning setup
 
   

Aaron Stover's Helicopters on display and ready to fly
 
   

One of the Scout Leaders talks to his pack
 
   

Stacy Gillmore sets up his Sig Mayhem for a demonstration flight
 
   

Stacy Gillmore answers the questions of some of the hundreds of scouts that stopped by to watch
 
   

As Stacy explains to the scouts what is going on, John Dussold flies his Dazzler
 
   

As Stacy explains to the scouts what is going on, John Dussold flies his Dazzler
 
   

Scouts look over the R/C Trucks & Helicopters on static display
 
   

An Army National Guard Blackhawk flies over the facility
 
   

Tony Zimmerman was one of the many scouts who attended the event
 
   

JCRC & Army National Guard members Chris Wilson and Aaron Stover
 
   

Aaron Stover with his helicopter
 
   

Aaron Stover's Helicopter was definitely a crowd-pleaser
 
   

Aaron's Helicopter hovering
 
   

Aaron's Helicopter as a formation of geese fly towards the site
 
   

Our aircraft weren't the only things flying over the scout event
 
   

Hundreds of scouts fish in the large pond on the site. All of the poles and bait were provided by the Missouri Dept of Conservation
 
   

Hundreds of scouts fish in the large pond on the site. 
 
   

As hundreds of scouts fish you can see JCRC's flight demonstrations going on in the background.
 
   

As hundreds of scouts fish you can see JCRC's flight demonstrations going on in the background.
 
   

An Air National Guard F-15 Eagle is on static display at the Ike Skelton Training Site and right next to where we were flying. Nice yard ornament!
 

Boy Scout Demo page 1 (above) - Boy Scout Demo page 2 - Gallery page - News page