ORIGINAL: vicman
The question to be asked is how do you feel about sharing with youger ones, both teaching and sharing, and putting up with their brand of flying. Keep in mind most of them will want to go from a firebird to a 300 Extra. Remember how you were as a kid.
Hi Vic,
Well, I think I have a pretty good history of working with kids. I'm involved in the EAA Young Eagles program as a "Century Club" member. As part of that program I've given well over 100 kids a ride in a GA aircraft. I've been an adviser to an Aviation Explorer Post based out of our airport. Several times a year we have Boy Scouts camp on the AP. A couple years ago we were hosts to a Boy Scout camporee that attracted nearly 500 Scouts. Each one that wanted got to fly an RC model. For the last few years I've been working with a group of kids from Syracuse University as part of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Design, Build, and Fly program. On top of this I have a 15 year old son. He doesn't dress like me, we don't like the same music (trust me on this); he's his own person. I'm not so far detached from this generation that I don't have a reasonable understanding of what catches their interest. And I think we have to allow them enough latitude to let them "do their own thing" otherwise they'll become quickly bored and look for something else to do that presents more of a challenge.
Dave