Area youth and RC airplanes EAA Chapter 878 members share aviation knowledge and construction skills

Submitted by Wayne Flury

Five youngsters from the area learned how to build and fly a radio controlled (RC) airplane this summer with guidance from two members of EAA Chapter 878, a local unit of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Chapter members Tom Rammel of Cokato and Henry Williams of Buffalo, both experienced RC builders and flyers, used a “Build and Fly” program developed by the national EAA organization. This uses model airplane building and flying to introduce youth to the basics of aircraft construction and fundamentals of flight and is offered as a companion activity within the EAA Young Eagles program (free airplane flights for youth).

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