Here is some additional information about the Aviation Merit Badge for our Troop at the Clow Airport in Bolingbrook on Saturday May 13 – plan to meet at 7:45 am at RPC to carpool to the airport. We should be able to complete the program in the morning, then we can have lunch togather at Charlie’s restaurant at the airport.
The good news:
Thanks to the great people at the Illinois Aviation Museum this will be FREE event.
Scouts will have the option to participate in a free flight that day with the EAA Chapter 461’s Young Eagle Program – weather permitting and waiver required (scouts doing this merit badge will be pre-registered and do not need to sign up through EAA).
The airport, aviation museum and restaurant are really cool places that we know you will enjoy!
The bad news:
A parent or legal guardian MUST be present in person at the airport to sign the waiver for the flight. This is a strict EAA rule due to insurance requirements. We will know by the night before about if weather will allow the flights, which are NOT a requiremnt for the merit badge.
Also, in order to earn the completed merit badge, scouts MUST read the Aviation Merit Badge booklet and complete the worksheet. Our troop library has multiple copies, so do you do NOT need to purchase the booklet. If scouts wish, we can plan a time to work together on reviewing the worksheets ahead of time. We will be meeting with a certified merit badge counselor at the museum who will sign off on blue cards at the event.

Please let us know if you are interested and have not yet signed up:
SCOUT SIGN UP
Adult SIGN UP
If you have already signed up, we will assume you can bring a parent along to sign the waiver unless we hear otherwise from you. (We need to give names and ages for flights one week in advance.)
13 Scouts have already signed up! (You can reply to this email to let us know if your parent can’t attend or ask questions.)