Conner is officially a member of the Cub Scout Organization. With two pack meetings and one den meeting under our belts, Conner has decided that this is a fun thing to do. A couple of days ago was the official balsa wood plane flying championships.At the beginning of the year, each Cub Scout was given a small kit containing a block of balsa wood, some plastic for wings/fins, a propeller and some rubber bands.
It took us a while to get the plane sanded down to the shape we wanted, painted and fully assembled. In the end it actually looked pretty good.
At the pack meeting the planes are attached to a fishing line, the propellers wound tightly, but not too tightly, because if they break, your done, and then at the count of "three" all the planes race down the lines to the other wall.
We were pretty good at finishing second. In the four or five races we had, we came second all but once. The second last race, the plane flew backwards when released. Note, to self for next year, remember to wind rubber band the right way). After the last race, our plane was ready for a rest, having lost all it's wings to various traumatic crashes.
Some of these planes were definitely "Dad" projects, but most kids had a great time and everyone traded notes on how to make things better and faster for next year.
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