Model Aviation PowerPoint Presentation - ( Download .ppt)  RC Soaring PowerPoint   -  (Download .ppt) Website mentioned in April 2002,  August 2002, & April 2003 "Model Aviation" Magazine - Focus on Education column August 2004 Sport FF column in MA October 2004 article by Carl Bakay in MA October 2009 Safety Comes First in MA

An Educational Web Page for the AMA Cub / Delta Dart -

Check Out My New Science Video Website - Science Guy

ScienceGuy at Frozen River Film Festival 2010

Squirrel Model Airplane Article 12-29-2009

9/21/2009 Another Fun and Cheap Project - Foam Jet II  

8/19/2009 New Project that is Fun, Easy, & Cheap - Big Foam Towline Glider  

 8/23/2007 - Champall Story - My Father the Inventor 

Water Rockets II Video - New 1/14/2010

Water Rockets I Video

Fun With Foam Gliders Video

An Introduction to AeroLab Created by AMA Education Division

S.T.E.P.S. for Girls at Stout - Summer Camp to Promote Science & Engineering 

An Introduction to Kites I Video

  Model Aviation an Educational Activity Video

What's New in Model Aviation

Computer Performance I    Computer Performance II

5/9/2006 - Aero Ace - Cheap RC Plane that Bounces

1/30/2006 - Robomech Robot Kit

Pictures of Winona Area

Aerodynamics:

 12/9/2005 - Aspect Ratio Video Clip 11mb

 12/9/2005 - Stringless Wonder Video Clip 4.6 mb

12/9/2005 - Dutch Roll with No Vertical Fin Video Clip 1.4 mb

  3/21/2005 - Glider Lesson for Science & Math by Gary Hinze

 Airfoil Testing with Denny Dart II - tests results from flying same plane with three different wing sections. Included are observations and theories regarding the results.

Related to Alternative Energy:

  Drag in Vehicles

Hydrogen-powered Model Car

  Wind Power

 3/22/2006 - Aero X - Capacitor Plane

Grid Tie Inverter

A Clean City: The Green Construction Story

About Bill Kuhl and His Activities:

Youth Event Article Appears in Local Paper - 3/4/2005

  Information Technology - about my work

My Hobby Resume - Updated 7/21/2009 - new article on where this website is being used,
list of articles, website work, and photography.

Max Conrad - Greatest Small Aircraft Pilot  

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Most educational model aviation programs are done by interested teachers, model aviation hobbyist that volunteer their time, or are part of a larger program such as Science Olympiad.  Recently I discovered there was a private business, Hobby Quest that runs model aviation programs. Hobby Quest is operating mainly in the Northeastern part of the United States but they do have an office in the St. Louis , Missouri area.

Their attractive and well organized website gives lots of details on their programs.  Established in 2002 as “The Aviation Club”, presently they are active in 300 schools with over 7000 students a year. I spoke on the phone with the founder, Boaz Givon about Hobby Quest, it was immediately apparent his passion for model aviation and teaching this to young people.  Boaz was a classroom teacher but he had so many requests from schools for him to teach his model aviation classes, he decided the only way to fulfill the request was to make this a fulltime business.

 In my opinion there can be advantages to this approach in that an effective curriculum can be developed and a training program for the instructors. Hobby Quest has these materials and also is selling some hobby materials such as airplane kits.  Partnering is also a priority with Hobby Quest and they are working with organizations such as EAA Aeroscholars, more details about this partnership are on the Hobby Quest website.

Hobby Related Extras

 

Free Flight Squirrel! An easy to build, rubber band powered airplane for beginners. | See it Fly | Download Instructions

Simple model airplane Easy to build, great flying, balsa and tissue, rubber band powered airplane for beginners. | See it Fly | Download Instructions

Science ToyMaker Website  - Wonderful website of cool science projects and great video's.