SMALL-PLANE PILOTS GIVE KIDS THEIR WINGS; PROGRAM AIMED AT EXPOSING WORLD'S YOUNG PEOPLE TO FLIGHT.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Daily News Staff Writer Although hampered by a broken left heel from a gymnastics gymnastics, exercises for the balanced development of the body (see also aerobics), or the competitive sport derived from these exercises. Although the ancient Greeks (who invented the building called a gymnasium mishap (language) MISHAP - An early system on the IBM 1130. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959]. , 14-year-old Matt Dwork jumped at the chance to fly in a single-engine plane for the first time. The Camarillo resident, a self-proclaimed daredevil, said Saturday's flight was the first part of a journey that may eventually lead to a career as a search-and-rescue helicopter pilot. While the prospect of crashing initially entered his mind, Matt said he calmed down as soon as the takeoff was complete. ``Once you're up there, it's pretty smooth,'' he said. ``(The pilot) gave me the joystick (hardware, games) joystick - A device consisting of a hand held stick that pivots about one end and transmits its angle in two dimensions to a computer. Joysticks are often used to control games, and usually have one or more push-buttons whose state can also be read by the computer. (to steer) right away.'' Matt is one of more than 500,000 children ages 8 to 18 worldwide who have been given complimentary rides in the Experimental Aviation Association's Young Eagles program since its inception in the early 1990s. The program is designed to expose young people to flying before they settle on a different career choice. ``Somebody has to replace all us 75-year-old guys,'' said Neal Fowler, program supervisor A Program Supervisor is the chief administrator of a school program, such as the high school, elementary school, middle school or pre-school. A Program Supervisor is comparable to a Principal (school), with the responsibility of enrolling students, hiring new teachers, placing for the 250-member association's Chapter 723 and a retired 30-year Navy pilot. Association members hope to take aloft 1 million youngsters by 2003. Chapter 723 flew 220 children from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Australia and England last year. On the first Saturday of each month, private owners offer rides in their four-seat, single-engine Cessna 172s and 182s, as well as experimental aircraft, which are one- to four-seat, home-built planes costing $10,000 to $300,000 each. ``You look at the world from a different perspective,'' private pilot Mike Reed Professor G. Mike Reed is an American computer scientist and Director of UNU/IIST, Macau, part of the United Nations University since 2005. Previously he was at the Oxford University Computing Laboratory where he was also a Fellow in Computation of St Edmund Hall, Oxford said of flying small aircraft. ``You're up above and you can see the lay of the land. It's a freedom. It's something a lot of people don't experience.'' Reed said the homemade planes are as safe as any aircraft. ``Before you can fly it, the FAA has to inspect it,'' he noted. Pilots must also fly experimental craft for 40 hours over rural areas before they are permitted to cruise above urban zones. For Matt, the one-hour flight, traveling up to 230 mph across Ventura County, was an experience he won't soon forget. ``We slowed down and the plane dropped a little and my stomach went up,'' he said. ``But there's a good view. It's exciting for me.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) Summer Baird hugs her dad while her brother Cory sits in John Roland's plane at Camarillo Airport Camarillo Airport (ICAO: KCMA, FAA LID: CMA) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district of Camarillo, a city in Ventura County, California, United States. . John McCoy/Daily News |
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