SHARING OUR SKILLS AIR SCOUTS Air activities are open to all Scouting is the largest co-educational AIR SCOUTING members, from Cub Scouts through to uniformed youth organisation in the Network members, so if you are UK with around half a million members, already involved with Scouting, your local and a in almost every Air Scout Group may be able to help you, community. Air Scouting has been with badge courses, training materials, around since 1941, and the Balanced airfield tours and possibly access to air Programme combines exciting and activities. traditional activities, skills training with an aviation training scheme that a wide ADULT HELP range air activities. If you are interested or involved in any aspect of aviation, we always welcome There are over 160 Air Scout Groups in offers of help with technical instruction or the UK. Air Scouts cater for the 10-14 specialist skills badge courses – and of age range with Explorer Scouts for the course if you are a authorised pilot – Air 14 – 18 age range and the Scout Experience Flight opportunities. Network section for the 18-25 age Air Scouting has been able to develop over range. the last 60 years through the efforts of many adults who can give some of their Explorer Scouts can gain their wings in spare time to running and providing gliding, flying, parachuting or and the access to air activities and skills training paragliding. for our young people – perhaps you can play a part in this? You may see Air Scouts in their distinctive blue uniforms helping in Section Air Activities Skills Badges various ways at a wide variety of GA Air Activities aviation events each year. These

include, North Weald, Biggin Hill, Popham, Kemble and others. Aeronautics Air Research Air Spotter

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The Scout Association Scout Wings , Chingford, London E4 7QW : 0845 300 1818 www.scouts.org.uk HOW CAN YOU HELP US? Provide Air Skills Badge Courses for Publicity – the wide community based Cub Scouts, Scouts or Explorer Scouts? network of Scout Groups in your locality Don’t throw away your outdated Air provide both a means to spread your Maps or other aviation publications – message and potential access to a huge they may be useful to us for instruction consumer base. purposes. Event Resources – many Scout Groups Broken aircraft instruments and other have useful resources such as suitable parts of aircraft may also be Marquees, Tables, Chairs, and a wide useful as practical instruction training variety of other equipment which may be aids. hired/loaned for your local event. Facilitating airfield tours, such as Flying opportunities – do you access to hangars, or aircraft, are sometimes have an empty seat that always appreciated. Rest assured that might be used to give Scout members all our members would be closely an air experience flight – then why not escorted by adult leaders. sign up to be an Air Authorised pilot – for those who have at least 250 hours total, of which 150 hours as a PIC (and 20 hours on type), with recency of 3 landings and 10 hours in last 3 months. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT. . . . Air Scouting in your area Helping / Skill Instructing Can you help as an occasional local skills instructor, especially on aviation Air Activities access subjects? To contact your local Air Scout Group or appropriate Scout County HOW CAN WE HELP YOU? Air Activities Advisor. Public Service – Our members may be [email protected] able to help you at a local event. For 01722 334524 many years our members have assisted at many functions including local and (Alternatively contact the PFA Education Officer – major fly-ins and air shows. Stewart Luck who will forward on your details/requirements).