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Sky High - Air Activities Camp

North Luffenham Airfield - Rutland

This was out Troop's first year at the Sky High air activities camp at North Luffenham airfield near Rutland Water.  It was a great weekend, lovely weather for camping but a cantankerous wind preventing everyone from soaring up into the clouds.  Many thanks to the Lincolnshire Scout Fellowship Parascending Club (SkyLincs for short) www.skylincs.co.uk for a great weekend.  It was good to meet Scouts from Lancashire to London.

It was 06.30 Sunday morning when we were told to report to the parascending area for 07.30.

As the wind prevented any flying on the Saturday it was a case of forget breakfast let's go, go, go.

Watch one of our Scouts parascending with an instructor at Sky High:-

 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=h9ZXRhu25xA
Some of us had a go a parabobbing - we put the harnesses on and were attached to a parachute on a short line.  A couple of instructors stopped us from taking off or being pulled over.  It was like a big kite lifting us off the ground.

Make the kite from a black plastic bag using a template.  Add a strengthener each side and keep in place with tape.  Don't forget the string.

Not quite Blue Peter, but here is the finished kite.

 Our Leader added a mouth to go with the 2 eyes. Here is the kite flying ever so high.

The air badge activities tent provided us with opportunities to make kites and paper planes as part of the work towards the Basic Aviation Skills badge.  We still have to do some research to complete the badge.

  

Other Activities at Sky High
We were allowed to practice belaying each other, with an instructor closely supervising. The grass track go karts were very popular - several of the boys paid for extra goes.
The land yachts were cool.  After the instructors taught us what to do we soon became experts at negotiating the figure of eight course.
Watch our young leader land yachting at the Sky High air activities camp:- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4S2Vni3q_w
 
 
     
     
     
     
     

 

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