Aviation Merit Badge / Morristown Airport Campout – Morristown NJ – December 13-14, 2019

When: Friday Dec. 13-14

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

How: Meet Mrs Angus at OLPH Friday Dec13 at 5pm and carpool down to the Corporate Hangar.

Please see attached directions: Approximately 35 min. Drive.

Timeline: Friday
• We will assemble at OLPH at 5pm. We need to be at Hanger by 5:45 to meet Mr. Fern
for Roll call. Afterwards we will break into groups and carpool down to Airport
operations at 6pm. View the various maintenance and fire equipment. Return back to
Corporate Hangar around 730-8 pm and prep for dinner.
• After Dinner/ clean up. Start working on the Merit badge.
• Foam glider distance competition (if time permits) or Saturday morning after breakfast
• Anything else we would like to do. Work on canoe’s and Clean trailers

Saturday
• Visit with aircraft fire and rescue along with operations dept 10am. Tower visit possibly.
• Breakfast/clean up work on Canoes/trailer.
• Discuss anything we missed on Friday carpool back to Oakland between 3-5pm

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. We will review the
Merit Badge workbook and have a discussion along with an informative Power point
presentation to help the scout with their requirements. 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. This is a great
opportunity for those looking to achieve the cooking requirement for advancement. It will be
Dinner on Friday and breakfast/lunch on Saturday. Please RSVP by Sunday Dec.6 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.

Trip Registration Page:  http://www.troop49oakland.org/survey/index.php/442745?lang=en

Costs per person: Friday. 20$ if staying overnight for Dinner/Breakfast/lunch – Aviation merit badge 2019

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

https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes/Aviation.pdf

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

http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Aviation.pdf

We will be handing out Foam plates and instructions on Friday night for item 3B “Build a model
FPG-9″ FPG=Foam Plate Glider. Go to http://www.amaflightschool.org/diy/fpg-9-foam-glider
for instructions if you would like to have fun prior to the meeting. We will be having a flying
competition at the hangar on Saturday.

Looking forward to seeing everyone, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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

YIS  ASM  Mr. Fern

Directions – Viacom directions