Airport visit MONDAY June 9 @ 6:30pm

Last night was the last lesson, please complete the workbooks as best you can and be prepared to hand these in, with the two exercises on instruments, when we next meet. Blue Cards must also accompany these sheets.  Remember section 5 , this is the section I will be asking questions on

All the information you need for the workbook is provided on meritbadge.org

MONDAY night June 9th we visit to the Greensboro Airport , at 6:30 PM, follow signs to Landmark Aviation , next to the tower .

If you want to know what we will be doing, we will be doing a pre flight inspection.

I appreciate all the help I had, sorry we missed a few nights but that is the reality with my work.

For newer scouts, the Blue Cards must be filled in with your information and the Merit Badge title only, but on all three pages of the card. I will fill in the rest.

Aviation Merit Badge

A quick note to parents and Scouts.... many of the boys are participating in the Aviation Merit Badge. Part of this badge requirement is the completion of the worksheet... as a merit Badge Counselor I see this as mandatory to ensure all the work is covered, and yet 4 weeks ( 5 calendar weeks) into it and some scouts have done nothing. While some of the younger boys may not be used to this approach, we need to instill the methods of self learning as this is important as you progress in Scouting.

Merit badges are done to learn and be educated about subjects , plus maybe open up ideas for a Vocation or even a Career. Please enforce this with your Scouts.

The worksheet for those who have lost it , dog ate it , etc ......   can be downloaded at http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Aviation on the top of the page. ALSO Note the links at the bottom of the page too.

The Troop 107 Blog will have the worksheet posted , plus other important information about this merit Badge.

 Lastly it is our intention to either visit the Air Harbor airport or the FAA Tower at KGSO , and I am trying to organize this for Tuesday June 3rd, we would need to gather earlier than normal for this to take place.


As you know we encourage our scouts to be responsible for their own actions - So For those of you who have older scouts with their own email address - they can be on our direct mail system too, just let us know their emails and they can also join the Blog and Facebook page (with your approval first).


Last point of organization -  get a flip folder / presentation book with clear plastic sleeves , and get your scout to keep all important papers in this and keep it with his scout book.

Aviation merit Badge

been a crazy week, and did not get what I hoped done.

sorry that the worksheet is not up as promised,

Great thanks to Patric MacMillan who spoke to us about aviation careers. Still hoping to get a GSO Tower visit for next week , should know by tomorrow.

9 New Scouts

We welcomed 9 additional scouts to the troop last night , these young men had their Arrow of Light ceremony Monday night and moved up to scouts from pack 107.

They were right in the middle of things last night with work on their Scout badge and also the Aviation Merit Badge, PLUS planning for the Cub Scout and Scout Camping trip this weekend

Welcome

PLC Meeting this Tuesday

All Patrol leaders and or assistant Patrol Leaders please make sure you are on time
6pm in room 10,

Pizza will be served.

Important hiking information

Troop 107:

I was about to make the reservation at Raven Knob for our next camping trip, Nov 22-24. I looked at the Doodle page and noticed only myself and 2 scouts are signed up. There are a LOT of "maybes" though. Please go to the Doodle page and change your maybe to a yes or no ASAP.

If it is a bad weekend for everyone, all we can do for November is possibly move the trip up a week to the 15-17th, let me know if this would work better for you, and we'll see.

Please take the time to do this soon so we can decide the fate of this trip.

Back Packing trip details

Please meet at the church before 7:00 am on Saturday. We are trying to leave by 7:30--as incentive to get there early we will have a backpacking continental breakfast at the church... bagels, juice, hot chocolate.

We should be returning around 1:00 pm on Sunday. Please be expecting a call if we're early.

Scouts were handed a packing list at the last meeting and we discussed in detail what to bring--every scout should know what to bring, who he is tenting with, who he is cooking with, and what group supplies he needs to bring.  If there are any questions

the details:

1. WEATHER - the nearest weather forecast is might hit 50 during the day, low 30's at night. It wouldn't surprise me if we go below freezing overnight - the temperatures on the mountains are generally a little colder than the forecasts due to elevation and wind. This is cold, folks, think about sleeping and clothing. Breezy, especially camping on the back side of a ridge, predictions are 5+ mph "breeze". Looks like no precipitation at this time, but remember we discussed that raingear can be a useful wind-breaking layer. A late-night shower on Saturday was predicted, but is now gone. However, the weather at that elevation changes very quickly.

2. CLOTHING - uniforms NOT REQUIRED. Layer your clothing. HAT, GLOVES, and LONG PANTS REQUIRED, show them to the leaders in the parking lot before departure. We will supply chemical handwarmers if you'd like them.

3. SLEEPING - a light blanket can help insulate from the ground. Foam sleeping pads are good insulation also. No hammocks, etc., this is a relatively fragile semi-alpine environment.

4. MONEY - trip cost is $10 (cash) per scout to cover parking fees, group supplies, and Saturday's continental breakfast. We will be having breakfast at the church before departing, this will be a great time-saver. There will be a convenience store stop on the way up and another on the way back if you'd like to bring some money.

5. WATER - bring a minimum of 1-quart water bottle. The rest will be obtained from springs, streams and puddles, and melting frost from your eyebrows.

6. FOOD - each scout supplies their own lunch for the trail as well as snacks. It was decided the scouts will cook dinner in small groups, please talk to your scout and verify that they know what their dinner food plans are. The same for breakfast. (tip - snacks that are calorie-dense and contain protein such as nuts, jerky, etc. are usually better choices than chips, etc.) It seemed each group had access to a stove and cookware, but please verify, I'll bring more if I need to. If there are any questions, please ask me. Bring a mess kit (or whatever you'll eat from), there will be no "extras".

7. THE TROOP WILL SUPPLY - hot chocolate packets, water treatment, toilet paper/trowel/biffy bags, handwarmers.

8. cell phone reception is spotty to non-existent, don't bother with them except as a camera. No electronics on the trip please, including the commute.  Here's an idea--use the trip to have a real conversation--about the trip, other scouting information, or upcoming trips!!

9. PERMISSION - please fill out Saturday morning, it will be a good opportunity to speak to the leaders to make sure you have the required minimum equipment.

10. ROSTER:

scouts: James Cannizzaro, Jack Henshall, Dylan Cockcroft, Daniel Withrow, Michael Withrow, Sean Cannizzaro, James Hong, Eric Hong, Tommy Lawe, Ian Luther, Harrison Riley, Peyton Averitt.

leaders: John Cannizzaro (908-581-0867), Bob Smith (336-706-0198), Don Grisgraber(336-402-6228), Joe Casacchia (336-908-1740)

11. ITINERARY - we will be parking in Grayson Highlands State Park, hiking on the Appalachian Trail into the Jefferson National Forest, and camping somewhere along the Springs Trail. Rescue helicopter accessible. After setting up camp, we will dayhike further on the AT.

As always, feel free to contact one of us if you have any questions or concerns.