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Model airplanes can make a great family activity!

I had the great pleasure of being introduced to my friend Talib Khan's three daughters and building some Squirrels with them. They are aged 8 to 15. I was amazed by their level of focus, ability to follow directions and enthusiasm. They also showed amazing manual dexterity. Take a look at the video below. You can see that the kids were able to use the same techniques that I show in my workshops.

Here are a few pictures I took during our building session. You can tell we had a lot of fun. It took about 40m to complete the Squirrels.

Further down you can see video some of our flights.

(2009-08-13)

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"I love this design, and because it is so quick to build, I used it in my 8th grade report on rubber powered model aircraft where I built one in front of the audience. Thanks for such a great design!" -- Jordan Loreto, San Clemente, California


"Thank you! You do not know how happy I was when I made it fly. All the neighbors out to see the Squirrel." -- Eduardo Bitencort, Brazil


"We got some excellent feedback from our other pack leaders on your Squirrel Air Plane kits. He said you did a fantastic job of helping them build the planes. It looks like an exciting craft and flying experience!" -- Brian Gunther, 1st Stittsville Wolf Cub Pack, Ottawa, ON


"Thank you Darcy for your unbridled, uncomplicated, straightforward, heartfelt enthusiasm! I love your wonderful energy to making this flight for the Leadership Ottawa cohort a unique one... thank you for reminding everyone that powered by imagination the sky is truly the limit...! " -- Bart Baaker, Leadership Ottawa

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