With the BSA the problem is Lawyers..........Not parents of the kids.



"Blueskies" wrote in message
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"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
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"Steven Barnes" wrote in message
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Hmmm, we had many, many Girl Scouts show up at the Young Eagles rally
here
a while back. There is a aviation (or
aerospace) badge they can get.


Interesting. My ex-wife is leader of my daughter's brownie troop. I
would
love nothing more, than to give a little talk about aviation during a
field
trip to the airport. Let the girls see/touch/sit in the plane. Hadn't
considered any rides, due to too many nervous moms to deal with. I
wasn't
sure where to even look up any info on how to make a proper
presentation. I
would never have thought some manual would prohibit it.

Weird.

We've faced a similar problem with Boy Scouts. They are not allowed to
fly in EXPERIMENTAL aircraft. Makes it tough when the EAA chapter is
giving the rides, and huge surprise!! most of the aircraft are
Experimental. We've started telling Scout groups that their members are
welcome to come fly at Young Eagle events, but not to do it as part of an
official scout activity - i.e. no uniform, etc.

Works fine.

KB


So Boy Scouts in uniform cannot ride in an experimental aircraft? As long
as it is not officially sanctioned by the BSA or the troop, there should
be no concern about what they are wearing...

To take this further, there is a huge perception issue here. The AOPA and
EAA should get out and promote aviation at these associations. I know I
have pushed around here to get things going (my daughter is 11 and was a
girl scout, troop broke up). Seems pretty odd that the EAA would even play
along under these restrictions; the whole point is to promote experimental
aircraft. Funny how we roll over just to get the numbers up...