Build/tech nights...
I have a meeting at the tricounty airport this week. I am going to ask them if we can use the boardroom (not a hangar as Josh mentioned in the last podcast) to host a build night or two. I will be attending an EAA chapter meeting on the 15th, and we will try to get the ball rolling on working with their young eagles program. Builds at the airport, then flying at the site.
I will also start touching base with some of the county community centers to see if we can get some build nights started there too. January is a financially thin month for me, but I'll see about getting some of the EZ pack kits from Flite Test and we'll start with those.
I'd also like to get some tech nights going. I've received a lot of phone calls recently from people who are pilots in the area, but because of "local" (hour or more away) field closures they've stepped back from the hobby. They've expressed enough interest in the new field that the county has been getting phone calls, and the county commissioner told me they'd be putting out a couple directional signs. One outside the field, pointing up to the parking area, as well as one at the end of the main road in, to let people know where to turn.
Sorry, distracted... tech nights. There's been new interest, but mostly from nitro guys as I can tell, I'm wanting to also get some "tech nights"going. Where people bring whatever they want to work on, and we all tinker on the stuff. If you want to build, then break out the CA or hot glue. If you want to get help reapplying your covering on a plane, I have a couple irons and some film. Interested in converting a plane from glow to electric, I'll be happy to help. Whatever they want to work on, they can bring. We can order a couple pizzas and make a night of it.