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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

LONE STAR FLIGHT MUSEUM: It's A Spring Break Flight Plan for Fun on Mar. 7-21

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lone Star Flight Museum issued the following announcement.

SPRING BREAK AT LSFM is READY FOR TAKE OFF!!! - Sat., March 7- Sat., March 21

★ SPRING BREAK CAMP!! ★

DRONES, PILOT TRAINING AND MORE ARE ON THE FLIGHT PLAN. Perfect for Future Aviators Ages 10-14 - March 9-13 or March 16-20 - Register Now!

★ Saturday, March 7   - LSFM Member Appreciation Day (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.)   

10-11 a.m. - Member reception with snacks, drinks and all things aviation!

10 a.m.-2 p.m. -  DC-3 Tours - Members only tour inside the vintage DC-3 commercial airliner. 

10 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Drone Park Worldwide – Virtual drone ride-a-longs for $5 – Free for members.

★ Sunday March 8              

Noon - National Women’s Day! Join the Pink Airplane toss from our 2nd floor balcony! 

★ Monday, March 9

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mechanic Monday – Meet our aircraft mechanics and learn the ropes!

10 a.m.- 2p.m. - STEM Demonstrations – Hands on fun that is all about science and aviation.

★ Tuesday, March 10            

10 – 11 a.m. -  Silver Wings Program – For our senior audience.  Presentation by Dr. Barbara Hold – The Japanese Texan: Talk about the life of Japanese-Americans during WWII on the homefront and serving in the military.

Noon-1 p.m. -  National Pack Your Lunch Day! – Bring your lunch and sit among the planes and have lunch with the museum’s very own pilots. 

★ Wednesday, March 11        

10 a.m.-Noon - MOVIE DAY!  SPACE CHIMPS! Join us for movie fun with popcorn and snacks.

10 a.m.-2 p.m. - B-17 Tours – Take a tour in our beloved B-17 - $5 per person.

10 a.m. - 2 p.m - STEM Demonstrations – Hands on fun that is all about science and aviation.

★ Thursday, March 12           

10 a.m.-1 p.m. - Eggstonaut Drop! – Build a structure from recycled materials to protect an egg and drop it from our 2nd floor! 

10 a.m.-2 p.m. - Battleship Texas Gun Trailer – It’s the Battleship Texas’ 106th birthday!

10 a.m. - 2 p.m. - NASA Rover Talk and the Robonauts – Our very own Chris Looper gives a talk about the week he lived in the rover in 2010 during a NASA field test in Arizona.  And our Robonauts from CCISD will be back to put their awesome robots on display!...and...STEM Demonstrations – Hands on fun that is all about science and aviation.

★ Friday, March 13            

10 a.m.-2 p.m. - HELICOPTER DAY IS BACK! – Tour some awesome helis on our ramp!

Cobra Viewing – Check out the inner workings of this cool helicopter.

STEM Demonstrations – Hands on fun that is all about science and aviation.

11 a.m. & Noon - Cobra Presentation – Sean Borland, Cobra pilot, will talk about all things Cobra!

★ Saturday, March 14           

10 a.m.-Noon      SKYDIVER DAY!!! –  10 a.m. – RE/MAX Skydiving Team jumps and lands at the museum - Q&A and demo.

10 a.m.-2p.m.     STEM Demonstrations – Hands on fun that is all about science and aviation.

Noon -12:30 p.m. Hangar Talk - Tom Wilt will give a special presentation on the A1-D Skyraider.

PI Day! - Every day is a good day for pie…but it’s especially good on PI day!               

★ Monday, March 16            

10 a.m.-2 p.m. - Mechanic Monday – Meet our aircraft mechanics and learn the ropes!

STEM Demonstrations – Hands on fun that is all about science and aviation.

★ Tuesday, March 17             

10 a.m.-4 p.m. - Happy St. Patrick’s Day – Find a pot of gold, collect a coin and win a prize!

11-11:30 a.m. - NASA Rover Talk– Our very own Chris Looper gives a talk about the week he lived in the rover in 2010 during a NASA field test in Arizona.

10 a.m.-1 p.m. - Eggstronaut Drop! – Build a structure to protect your egg from recycled materials and drop it from our 2nd floor 

10 a.m.-2p.m. - STEM Demonstrations – Hands on fun that is all about science and aviation.

★ Wednesday, March 18        

10 a.m.-2 p.m. - B-17 Tours – Take a tour in our beloved B-17 - $5 per person.

STEM Demonstrations – Hands on fun that is all about science and aviation.

★ Thursday, March 19            

10 -11 a.m. - Parachute Seat Rigging - Bill Lee, LSFM’s rigger, gives a talk/demo on packing the seat rigs/parachutes for our pilots

10 a.m.-2 p.m. - STEM Demonstrations – Hands on fun that is all about science and aviation.

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Wildlife Center of Texas will bring a feathered friend to present a interactive Natural Flyers program

★ Friday, March 20 - It’s Happiness Day!!

11 a.m.-2 p.m. - B-17 Tours – Take a tour in our beloved B-17 - $5 per person

11 a.m.-3 p.m.  -  Pilot Experience – Prepare the Mooney aircraft and fly a simulator.

6:00-9:00 p.m.  -  Above the Best Film Screening – The documentary on this pilot’s tour in Afghanistan.  Ticketed event. Members get $5 off.

★ Saturday March 21            

10:00 a.m.-2 p.m. - SPRING BREAK GLOW OUT! – Glow Party in the hangar. Glow wearables, drones, games, music, snacks and more!

Battleship Texas Gun Trailer – It’s the Battleship Texas’ 106th birthday

Drone Parks Worldwide – $5 virtual ride along on a drone in the hangar.

11:00-11:30 a.m. - What’s Your Sign? – Learn the signs and signals of an aircraft marshaller!

1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. - Living History – Experience the drama of the Doolittle Raids during WWII.

★ Buy your tickets now.

★ Always FREE for members....join today!

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