2006 Eileen Collins Aviation Camp Sample Schedule (Tentative)

Monday (July 17/24)

8:00-8:30 am - Parents drop off at NSM
8:45 am - Orientation to ECAC
9:00 am - R/C Planes and Aeronautics
11:00 am - Model rocket construction and launch
4:00 pm - Air burst rocketry
5:00 pm - Parent pickup at NSM

Tuesday (July 18/25)

8:30 am - Sailplane Rides (rotation with NSM tour and space suit picture)
1:30 pm - Leave for CCC Planetarium
2:00 pm - Arrive at CCC Planetarium
3:00 pm - Leave for Hands On Glass 3:15 pm - Arrive at Hands On Glass (making suncatchers - wear sneakers!)
          Leave for Hodgman Park (Painted Post)
5:30 pm - Arrive at Hodgman Park; pizza picnic (supplied by NSM)
6:00 pm - Tethered Hot Air Balloon ride
8:30 pm - Leave for Eileen Collins Observatory (at CCC)
9:00 pm - Arrive at Eileen Collins Observatory (at CCC)
11:00 pm - Arrive at NSM for overnight

Wednesday (July 19/26)

8:30 am - Leave for Elmira-Corning Regional Airport
8:45 am - Arrive at Elmira-Corning Regional Airport for tour
10:00 am - Leave for Schweizer Aircraft Company
11:30 am - Leave for NSM - lunch provided by NSM
1:00 pm - Powered plane ride (rotation with wing rib building)
3:00 pm - Ham radio introduction
5:00 pm - Parent pickup at NSM

Thursday (July 20/27)

8:15 am - Dropoff at NSM
8:30 am - Leave for Challenger Learning Lab (Rochester)
11:00 am - Challenger Learning Lab "Mission to Mars"
1:00 pm - Leave for Historic Aircraft Group (Geneseo)
2:00 pm - Arrive at Historic Aircraft Group (Geneseo)
3:30 pm - Leave for NSM
5:00 pm - Parent pickup at NSM

Friday (July 21/28)

8:30 am - Leave for Spacecraft Imagery (Cornell University)
10:00 am - Arrive at Spacecraft Imagery (Cornell University)
11:30 am - Lunch (supplied by camper)
1:00 pm - Arrive at Finger Lakes Skydivers (Ovid)
2:30 pm - Leave for NSM
4:00 pm - Arrive at NSM for Family Picnic

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