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Show Scouts invited to Aero -Rama The Utah National Parks Council Coun-cil invites all Blazers, Scouts, Varsity Var-sity and Explorers in the Alpine, Provo Cascade, Lehi, Palmyra, Payson, Provo, Springville, Squaw Peak, Timp, and Utah Lake districts, dis-tricts, to participate in the 1989 Aero-Rama. Believed to be the first of its kind in Scouting, the Aero-Rama will be held at Cedar Valley airport Friday and Saturday October 6 and 7, 1989. Approximately 8,000 scouts and scouters have been invited to attend at-tend this event. There will be a registration fee of $1, which will be payable on arrival at the airport. The Cedar Valley Airport can be reached by taking Highway 73 exit off 1-15 at Lehi. Proceed west on road for about ten miles, then look for the Cedar Valley Airport sign on the south side of the road. Several dignitaries representing government, state government, church, armed services, media, and scouting will be present. On Friday evening, Astronaut Don Lind will inspire the scouts with an illustrated presentation on the ideals of scouting, interwoven within the fabric of aviation and space. Saturday morning there will be an exciting air show under the direction di-rection of Ken Rice, who just recently re-cently won the national sport pattern pat-tern championship for radio controlled con-trolled model air planes. The air show ill consist of crowd pleasing flights of radio controlled model air craft by members of the Utah Valley Aeromodlers. These will include demonstrations in pattern, stunt, gliders, helicopters, and pylon racing. In addition to radio controlled aircraft, there will be hot air balloons, bal-loons, skydiving, ultralights, sailplanes, and vintage aircraft flights and displays. Also, several large model rock- ! etswillbelaunchedbytheWo .ill Area Rocket Pioneers. aSatchI Rockets constructed by the smnt' for the Space Exploration 7eS , Badge will be launched under ft supervision of the Wasatch 1 Rocket Pioneers. Each scout 5 supplyh.sownrocketandPionee the launch platforms. ' Scouts may work on Aviation1' and Space Exploration Merit'' Badges, assistd by local counselor versed in aeronautics. Amidwayof i booths will be set up, with qualified ? counselors to pass of each of the 6 badges. Scouts should have all their 3,1 requirements completed for the aviation or space exploration merit '8 badge by the time they get to Cedar -Valley, -j Following the air-show, the scouts :1 will participate in a model glider? competition. j Official model glider kits are available for $4 each at the scout: ! office, or the Family Hobby Shop at:; Brigham's Landingin Provo, or the j Family Hobby Shop, 51 West Cen-.s ter Street in Orem. , f There are only alimitednumber " of model kits available on a first; .: come basis. j. Rocket kits are also available at;i the hobby shops for those whowish i to build rockets. ( The first place winners of the glider competition will receive rib-1 bons, and be treated to a plane ride-courtesy ride-courtesy of Alpine Aviation. Rib-j bons will be awarded to other win-1 ners. Rules for the glider competition, program agenda, information on i overnight camping, or other activities activi-ties are available from your scout leaders, hobby shops, or the scout! office. Local citizens interested in aviation avia-tion or scouting, who would like to participate in the Aero-Rama as " counselors, timers, or in other capacities, please contact Wid Tol--man at 225-3000 or Paul Sabeyat the Utah National Parks Scout office. |