This year’s Cub Scout Aviation Day, scheduled for 12:30-4pm during the day and 6:30-9:30pm during the evening of Saturday, August 29, will be one of a kind! The event’s theme is America 250. In addition to the aircraft fly-ins, aviation-related exhibitors, space activities, and camping, the planning team is thrilled to announce that the VA250 Mobile Museum will be in attendance during the afternoon. There is also a flag competition that combines our nation’s anniversary, aviation, and scouting. Be sure to read about it in the new Leader Guide.
In honor of this historic moment in U.S. history, sponsorships have been secured to make the event FREE OF CHARGE to all Cub Scouts and their families. These sponsors include Community Coins Cville, Talbert & Bright Engineering & Planning Consultants, Reynolds Subaru in Orange, Jessica Martin’s State Farm Insurance in Orange, the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1563 of Gordonsville, and the Town of Gordonsville. All entry fees are covered thanks to the generosity of these businesses and organizations, so be sure to thank them and consider supporting them.
With the elimination of participation fees, there are a number of developments. There will not be advanced registration for the event. The first two hundred Cub Scouts in attendance will receive an Aviation Day patch. T-shirt orders will be taken during the event at a cost of $16 and will be distributed through unit leaders during district roundtable meetings and through other means as needed. Cash, checks, and credit cards will be accepted. All campers, including adults, are required to provide a completed A&B Medical form, and each family must complete a Town of Gordonsville Camping Waiver. Four biplane rides will again be raffled off during the event. Those interested in purchasing a biplane ride at $175 can do so via the event page located at https://www.virginiaheadwaters.org/events-camping/aviation-day/. Please share this information with families of your unit. Rides can also be purchased at the event, but priority is given to those who purchase in advance. Biplane rides will take place during the afternoon activities. Only one person can ride per flight. The event leader guide and additional information about Aviation Day will soon be available on that website.
Due to the elimination of participation fees, the planners particularly need Scouts BSA and adult volunteers to assist during the daytime activities. Please contact Pat Watts, watts.patrick@gmail.com, if members of your unit are able to assist. A training meeting during late summer will soon be announced. The event is also in need of a van or bus and a driver to provide transportation to and from off-site parking. Contact Daman Irby at irby@virginia.edu if you are able to assist or have a recommendation.
This is sure to be a year to remember! Mark your calendar and encourage the families in your unit to plan to participate in Cub Scout Aviation Day!
