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It was a big day for the PLTW Aerospace Engineering students at League City's Clear Springs High School -
It was the day the Eagle's Nest RV-12 they spent the past 7-1/2 months building was going to fly!
In attendance were 30+ student-builders, aerospace engineering instructor, Mr. Roger Elder, assistant school principal, Mr. Troy Scott, City Council representative, Mrs. Heidi Thiess, ABC Channel-13, and numerous other news reporters. Nighthawk banner towing circled the field during the event with a message congratulating the student-builders for their outstanding accomplishment and Bruce Bohannon & Rick Carr made several precision formation passes with smoke-on to set the stage. Project mentor and airline Captain, Mr. David Grover, performed the honors of the inaugural flight with student-builder, Sam Pritchett, in the right seat performing his duties as student-pilot. Rain was on the horizon, but before it arrived Mr. Grover had time to take five of the student-builders to the skies in the airplane they crafted with their own hands. It was far more than a good day - it was a spectacular day!
Special thanks go out to the members of the Lone Star Squadron for their support and assistance in making this event a huge success, to Mr. David Grover for his untiring efforts and expertise mentoring the project, to Mike Harris for generously opening his home at Pearland Regional Airport and for providing the outstanding venue, and to Mr. Roger Elder and the entire staff at Clear Springs High School for their confidence and support of Eagle's Nest. EN-3 (The Elder One) went to GLO Custom today for paint and Clear Springs will begin their second Eagle's Nest Project in the Fall.
As more stories and photos come in, you'll see it here first... on VAF! Thank you Doug Reeves for your generous support of Eagle's Nest Projects!!!
ADDED 6/4/13 - (Article & Photos) >>> Galveston Daily News
Photos by: Kevin M. Cox/The Daily News
ADDED 6/5/13- (Event Video) >>> CCISD Video
(c) Clear Creek ISD
ADDED 6/6/13 - (Article & Photos) >>> The Friendswood Journal
(c) Friendswood Journal
ADDED 6/20/13 - (Article & Photos) >>> Houston Chronicle
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Drawing Straws - Who gets the first ride ......Students atop the tower for a birds-eye view
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David Grover, Pilot/Mentor............................Back on the ground.. Safe & Sound
Sam Pritchett, Student-Builder
It was the day the Eagle's Nest RV-12 they spent the past 7-1/2 months building was going to fly!
In attendance were 30+ student-builders, aerospace engineering instructor, Mr. Roger Elder, assistant school principal, Mr. Troy Scott, City Council representative, Mrs. Heidi Thiess, ABC Channel-13, and numerous other news reporters. Nighthawk banner towing circled the field during the event with a message congratulating the student-builders for their outstanding accomplishment and Bruce Bohannon & Rick Carr made several precision formation passes with smoke-on to set the stage. Project mentor and airline Captain, Mr. David Grover, performed the honors of the inaugural flight with student-builder, Sam Pritchett, in the right seat performing his duties as student-pilot. Rain was on the horizon, but before it arrived Mr. Grover had time to take five of the student-builders to the skies in the airplane they crafted with their own hands. It was far more than a good day - it was a spectacular day!
Special thanks go out to the members of the Lone Star Squadron for their support and assistance in making this event a huge success, to Mr. David Grover for his untiring efforts and expertise mentoring the project, to Mike Harris for generously opening his home at Pearland Regional Airport and for providing the outstanding venue, and to Mr. Roger Elder and the entire staff at Clear Springs High School for their confidence and support of Eagle's Nest. EN-3 (The Elder One) went to GLO Custom today for paint and Clear Springs will begin their second Eagle's Nest Project in the Fall.
As more stories and photos come in, you'll see it here first... on VAF! Thank you Doug Reeves for your generous support of Eagle's Nest Projects!!!
ADDED 6/4/13 - (Article & Photos) >>> Galveston Daily News
Photos by: Kevin M. Cox/The Daily News
ADDED 6/5/13- (Event Video) >>> CCISD Video
(c) Clear Creek ISD
ADDED 6/6/13 - (Article & Photos) >>> The Friendswood Journal
(c) Friendswood Journal
ADDED 6/20/13 - (Article & Photos) >>> Houston Chronicle
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Drawing Straws - Who gets the first ride ......Students atop the tower for a birds-eye view
David Grover, Pilot/Mentor............................Back on the ground.. Safe & Sound
Sam Pritchett, Student-Builder
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