Two Scout outreach reports (9/26/2003)
On Friday September 19, two different MASA members
gave rocket presentations to two different Cub Scout packs - one in
Burnsville and the other in Bloomington.
Burnsville Cub Scout Meeting Outreach Report
Well, the drive down to Burnsville wasn't just too bad. I'm glad
I wasn't heading home from the Cities at that time; because there
were 3 accidents on the North/ West bound route. I allowed extra
time just in case and arrived at 5:15 P.M. Scout Leader Patrick
Farrelly and his family arrived around 6, like he said. I helped set
up the chairs and my rocket stuff and we were ready right on time
for the meeting. There were about 20 scouts present, + or - a couple
It was kind of interesting to sit through a Scout meeting ; since
I have never been to one before. Tonight was an awards night for the
past summer activities. Several certificates, pins, beads, key fobs,
etc. were pasted out. My presentation followed. I didn't keep track
of the time. I'm guessing that they allowed about 15 to 20 minutes
for me; because I ran out of time <grin>. I never hurts to be
over prepared.
I managed to cover the different types of motors MM thru H ,
different types of fins ( standard, tube, ring) and a couple
different recovery methods. I talked about odd rocs, my cow was a
hit again. Everyone liked Sumo. I mentioned the FAA's rules on the
size of rockets. I talked briefly about staged rockets and clusters
when I ran out of time. I answered a few questions after the
meeting.
Patrick and another leader John, mentioned that they do a pack
launch each year in August. They usually lose a lot of rockets and
would welcome us to join/ assist them next year.
One parent will be checking out our website to learn more about
rocketry. Patrick also mentioned that he would be happy to forward
anything to the Scout Leader Round Table to help "get the word
out" about our club, events, or anything we want the kids to
know about.
Tonight was a lot of fun and MASA made a few new friends/
contacts in the process.
[Mike Erpelding]
9-19-2003 Bloomington Cub Scout Pack 404 Outreach
I did the other demo yesterday. Like Mike, I arrived a bit early
and set up in time for the meeting. I brought Mars Lander, Orbital
Transport, Shuttle Columbia, Skywinder, Silver Comet, a UFO, a
payloader, and Tethys. Also some posters, flyers, and photos.
I also got 20 minutes, and talked about the same sorts of things
Mike did The safety code, rocket sizes, kinds of recovery systems,
kinds of payloads. They had a parking lot that was just large enough
to launch two rockets: a Quest UFO on a B6-0, and my Silver
Comet on a C11-3. Not quite enough room to launch Tethys -). Both
flights landed within 50' of the pad, and the scouts went away
happy. Some parents asked for the MASA contact info, and I gave them
a flyer.
[Ted Cochran]
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