The 7th annual 'Become a Pilot' Family Day and Aviation Display will be held June 18th at the Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. I unfortunately will NOT be attending due to prior commitments, but would have absolutely loved to be in attendance. This year sounds like it may be one of the best yet! I wrote an article off their press release in my Examiner column (except below, with link to full article at the end) and I encourage you to read it. The plans for this year sound very exciting.
There will be a modest Navy presence in honor of the Centennial of Naval Aviation celebrations as well as the dedication of a new aircraft to the Air and Space Museum collection during the day. The museum is also holding a Tweetup for 25 lucky people who are follower's of their Twitter account and I will write an article focusing on the tweetup itself shortly. From the sounds of it, it's a MUST for any aviation geek!
It's a good few weeks for aviation fans trying to get others interested in flying, betweenInternational Learn to Fly day this week (see prior posts on my blog) to the Become a Pilot day, there's no excuse not to get introduced to the world of flight.
Excerpt from my General Aviation Examiner Column:
The Smithshonian's National Air and Space Museum will be hosting it's annual 'Become aPilot' day June 18th this year. The event will be held at the Museum's Steven F. Udvar-HazyCenter in Chantilly, Va., near Washington Dulles International Airport. (Google Map of the Center)
The 2011 'Become and Pilot' day is the museum's seventh event of it's kind and continued growing the event to what should be one of the best events yet. There are 50 airplanes scheduled for static display, including a mix of vintage, recreational, military and home-built aircraft. The airplanes will be flown in to Dulles International Airport (KIAD) and taxied into position outside the center's Boeing Aviation Hanger. There, visitors will be able to examine the aircraft and possibly even sit behind the controls. The owners and pilots of each aircraftwill be present to answer any questions and to discuss their airplanes with visitors. The museum has a stock pictures of a few of the types of aircraft that will be present on theevent's Aircraft Display page.
The military will have a modest presence as well, with static displays of the F/A-18 Super Hornet, E-2C Hawkeye and the MH-60S Knighthawk and MH-60 Seahawk helicopters. Also slated for a performance are the Navy's internationally renowned Navy Ceremonial Drill Team and the Navy Jazz Ensemble.
Continue reading on Examiner.com: National Air and Space Museum announces 2011 Become a Pilot Day events - National General Aviation | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/general-aviation-in-national/national-air-and-space-museum-announces-2011-become-a-pilot-day-events#ixzz1Mv4BxJkh




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