That was hilarious!

Please take a moment to check out the KVUE segment on Tango Flight and GISD’s Aerospace Engineering program.


http://www.kvue.com/news/local/high-school-students-build-airplane/359766272


Also, AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association), one of the largest pilots associations in the world did an online and print story on the program. The first article they did via phone interviews, they are sending a reporter from Maryland tomorrow (Friday) to do a follow up story on what we are doing!


https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media...just-asked-officials-for-airplane-build-class?



A lot of people are working really hard to give the kids what we believe is a truly unique opportunity in a high school setting. We have combined a college level Aerospace Engineering class, with the hands on experience of building a Van’s RV-12 airplane, and also getting the chance to work with local aviation businesses.


Our web site is www.tangoflight.org. It doesn’t have a lot of content yet, but it does have links to our facebook page that has lots of pictures of the kids building.


As you can imagine, this is not an inexpensive program to get started. Our two year fund raising goal is $160,000, we believe that is an obtainable amount, but we need the help of local businesses and individuals to make that happen.


If you would please consider making a donation to Tango Flight, we would greatly appreciate it.


Tango Flight is the non-profit organization that we created to raise funds and hold ownership of the airplane (something the district didn’t want to do). We are working on getting our 501(c)3 status, but until we have that our local EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) Chapter #187 has agreed to work with us and act as our 501(c)3.


There are a couple ways that you can make a donation if you would like.


Good - www.GoFundMe.com/TangoFlight - We can accept credit cards, but they take a 5% cut, plus a 2.9% credit card fee. Donations via this web site are NOT Tax Deductible

Better – www.eaa187.org – Scroll down to the TangoFlight Paypal link. Paypal is only taking a 2.2% credit card processing fee since we are a non-profit (Tax Deductible)

Please feel free e-mail me with any questions that you might have. If you would like to come by EVHS and see the progress on the plane, and meet with some of the students just let me know.

Thank you so much for your continued support of the Georgetown Engineering program.


Merry Christmas,


-Dan Weyant

GISD Engineering Teacher

Tango Flight President

I'm going to cut and paste a post I made at the "other" site below. 

As some of you may (or may not) know.  I am a semi-retired Engineer.  I am teaching a High School based Engineering class, at a central Texas school district (Georgetown ISD).  We are doing something that I believe is the first of its kinds in the country (a couple similar, but nothing exactly like this).  We are teaching a college level Aerospace Engineering class, getting kids hands on experience at the local airport (KGTU), and building a Van's RV-12.

I would encourage all of you to take a look at the links below.  This is a really cool program, and the kid are loving it!  We are working to raise the money to fund our first RV-12.  If you can make a donation it would be greatly appreciated.  More is better, but even $5 would be great.  Even if you can't make a donation please take a few minutes and read the AOPA article on us, and a bit about what we are doing.

If anyone would like to make a direct donation (i.e. send a check) please PM me and I'll send you the Tango Flight physical address.  We have partnered with our local EAA #187 chapter so if you send a check to them it is tax deductible.

Thanks for taking a look (see below)

-Dan


We are making great progress with our first year RV-12 Build!

The kids and the mentors are doing great, really high quality work. We have completed the rudder, the vertical stabilizer, and are working on the stabilator.

We have received and inventoried the Empenage and Fuselage kits, and should have the Wing kit before Thanksgiving break.

The class is setup so that the kids are rotating between the PLTW Aerospace Academics, building the airplane, and interning with local businesses at the KGTU airport. Truly an incredible experience for the kids.

We have had success raising money to pay for the first three kits, but we need to pull the funds together to pay for the finish kit, firewall forward, and avionics kits.

Along those lines, please take a moment and check out the GoFundMe site that we setup.

www.gofundme.com/tangoflight

There is a good writeup with links to the really cool AOPA article on our program and a link to our Facebook page with tons of pictures (one of the students grandparents is a professional photographer!).

If you would like to make a donation on the GoFundMe site it would be greatly appreciated. Even a few dollars, but even if you don't, please take a few minutes to read about the incredible work these kids are doing.

If anyone would like to make a donation and needs it to be tax deductible we can do that as well, please PM me and I'll get you details for that.

Thanks for taking a look!

-Dan

It is my understanding that "cop-killer" bullets are those design to penetrate body armor.  (and yes, I understand that any bullet with sufficient mass and velocity will defeat body armor... with the exception of frangible ammo.)  These bullets are most definitely not the same as self-defense ammo (at least that's my understanding).

Your understanding is incorrect.  I shoot the same ammo that the cops in my area use.  It is designed to penetrate (sort of the point of shooting someone), but not go through and be a danger of hitting someone else.

Obamacare was a compromise as the Dems wanted single payer national health care.  NAFTA and free trade has been more a GOP supported thing that the Dems.  NDAA is meaningless as we have one of those every few years.  Which year are you talking about?

Obamacare was a compromise?  It was shoved through with more back door deals than I can count, and not supported by a single Republican.  If that is your definition of a compromise I am truly frightened.

-Dan

Oh, and most districts have a very strict policy about kids having any drugs on them (inhaler is a drug).  This is because of repeated incidents of kids sharing drugs, someone OD's and the district gets sued. 

Stupid, yes, but thanks to lawsuits you can at least understand why the districts are put in such a difficult position.

-Dan

Haven't decided for sure yet, but I'm leaning towards not doing it.

Without the SSN I'll consider it, with it no way.

I've been back ground checked to death, and frankly I'm not sure it's worth the effort to give away my time and money. 

-Dan