Aviation Merit Badge / Morristown Airport Campout – Morristown NJ – December 14-15 2012

When:              Friday Dec. 14/15

Where:            Viacom/Paramount Pictures Aviation / 11 Airport Rd. Morristown, NJ, 07960

Directions:    LINK TO DIRECTIONS

Register:         LINK TO REGISTRATION

Payment:      LINK TO PAYMENT PAGE

How :              Meet at OLPH Friday Dec. 14 at 5pm and carpool down to the Corporate Hangar. Please see attached directions: Approximately 35 min. Drive.

Timeline:         Friday

• Meet Mr. Fern at the Hangar (will need someone to coordinate at OLPH) Roll call at Hangar at 545pm, break into groups and carpool down to Airport operations at 6pm. View the various maintenance and fire equipment and take a tour of the Morristown tower if possible. (tower currently under construction)
• Return back to Corporate Hangar around 730-8 pm and prep for dinner.
• After Dinner/ clean up. View the Corporate aircraft and answer any questions to finish Merit badge.
• Foam glider distance competition (if time permits)
• Anything else we would like to do.

Saturday

• Breakfast/clean up
• Discuss anything we missed on Friday carpool back to Oakland between 10-12am.

Mr. Fern will be speaking about the exciting field of Aviation and all the sciences that encompass it, giving scouts an opportunity to earn the Aviation Merit Badge.  In our troop meeting on Thursday, December 6th we will review the Merit Badge workbook.  Please bring this worksheet with you to the hangar. This is a private facility which is completely secure. The property has a field for which those that would like to camp outside in tents for advancement requirements can do so weather permitting OR you may sleep inside on the warm hangar floor. We will have the troop trailer on site for cooking equipment.  This is a great opportunity for those looking to achieve the cooking requirement for advancement.  It will be Dinner on Friday and breakfast on Saturday. Please RSVP by Dec. 5 so that we have an accurate headcount for breaking down into patrols and giving those that will be cooking a week to prepare.  Please keep in mind that this is a place of business, so scout, please act responsibly. No running as there is numerous pointy objects on these aircraft. Mr. Fern will give a safety briefing prior to entering the hangar.

Costs per person:  See Payment Page for total costs.  No Cost if just visiting the airport on Friday. 10$ if staying overnight for Dinner/Breakfast

SIBLINGS:  No siblings

Uniform:

Class A required for Friday.

Please have a snack prior to coming down on Friday as we may be eating dinner around 8pm.

What to Bring:

• Camping gear –  For those that are planning to camp outside for requirements, please bring: Tent, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, mess kit.  Otherwise, you may sleep in the warm hangar with the aircraft.
• NOTE: Read “Cold Weather Comfort” on the Pathfinders website for those preparing to sleep outside.
• https://www.thepathfinders.org/information/documents/coldweather.html

More Information. 

Please begin to look over Merit Badge Prerequisites 1A-E, 2F and 5.   http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Aviation

We will accomplish items 2B and 4A at the hangar as well.   Please bring your Aviation merit badge work book that you started on Dec. 6. Meeting to the hangar so that you can work on it Friday night.

We will be handing out Foam plates and instructions on Thursday Dec. 6th for item 3B “Build a model FPG-9”  FPG=Foam Plate Glider. Go to http://www.modelaircraft.org/education/fpg-9.aspx for instructions if you would like to have fun prior to the meeting. We will be having a flying competition at the hangar on Friday after touring the Airport.

Looking forward to seeing everyone, If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Dan.fern@viacom.com or 201-832-2967 cell

YIS  ASM  Mr. Fern