Flyovers...

Today we visited the annual Wings Over Wine Country Air Show. The kids sat in cockpits, checked out a helicopter up close, visited the car show section, watched flyovers, and stopped to ooh and ahh over all the gorgeous planes! Sunny but not too hot, and we remembered ear plugs for the particularly noisy moments. We've gone a couple of times before, but I think this year the kids being a bit older really helped their enjoyment level!

Cyrus noticed some kids in full camouflage, walking the perimeter of the air field, while we were there... so I looked at their badges when I got a chance: Civil Air Patrol. When we got home, Cyrus asked me to look them up, and now he really, really wants to join in a year and a half when he's old enough...

From their website: "While there are many youth oriented programs in America today, CAP's cadet program is unique in that it uses aviation as a cornerstone. Thousands of young people from 12 years through age 21 are introduced to aviation through CAP's cadet program. The program allows young people to progress at their own pace through a 16-step program including aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership. Cadets compete for academic scholarships to further their studies in fields such as engineering, science, aircraft mechanics, aerospace medicine, meteorology, as well as many others."

And they work well with homeschool families: Homeschooled Cadets

Something to think about!