When I think about it I realize
that my life has always been surrounded by things that fly. Before I was born my parents owned a plane
and then shared one with friends. Dad
had his pilot license and my mom was close but missed out on her solo flight
due to a leak in the fuel tank. Then
they got rid of the plane and the other one was not great for learning in.
When I was little we went to the airport
often as my dad traveled for work on a regular basis. I used to know flight schedules and have the airport
pay phone #s memorized (I loved memorizing phone numbers as they had patterns,
but that is a story for another day as we did have fun with pranks).
Nick began flight instruction well before we
married but it turned out to be too expensive for his budget. Since being
married Nick has become a born again rocketeer (BAR) as he had some rockets when
he was younger but came back to it when he was older. He spent time working on rockets during grad
school and it became a good mental diversion from the pressures. He got Dan started and they both
enjoyed. Sam was still fairly young.
When we moved here rockets were put aside due
to lack of finding a large enough area to fly without trees in the way. RC planes and then helicopters have become
the latest in sending things through the air.
Dan has been on board with both helicopters and planes. At science camp last month Sam took the Rockets and Lego Mindstorm class. He found his new love - rockets. Makes sense, one of his favorite online games
is the Kerbal Space Program where you build rockets and fly them into
space. So part of our summer has
included Things That Fly! I guess it's
no surprise. Below I have included links to 6
short videos. Two for each boy.
NICK
Nick's Telemaster maiden flight
just after takeoff: Click here to Start
DAN
Dan's first solo with his own
plane Alpha 450, flying in front of the moon and landing: Click here to Start
SAM
Sam's first rocket flight from
his own rocket he built (sorry but recording started just at launch so all we get is smoke:Click here to Start
Little Sam flown at his SMTC
launch, Little Sam was named for Sam as he was 5 days old when it had its first
flight and he was there to watch 9 years ago, although likely sleeping: Click here to Start
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