Scouting, Volume 85, Number 2, March-April 1997 Page: 25
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kept a nervous eye on the one element no
one could control—dark clouds overhead.
Of course, the skies seemed less
threatening to those campers scheduled for
morning flights. The other Scouts resigned
themselves to an uncertain wait.
Meanwhile, the nonfliers attended ground
school, at which they could pass Aviation
merit badge requirements.
Volunteer instructors, all flying enthusi-
asts, kept the classes entertaining. They
used Scouts as airplane models; arms
became wings and (continued on page U8)
(Right) Volunteers re-
view Scouts' work on
preflight inspection
forms. Campers com-
pleted Aviation merit
badge requirements
during ground school,
then visited a hangar
museum, where activi-
ties included computer
flight simulations and
a chance to talk with
aviation Explorers.
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