A very large group of homeschoolers gathered in the Montrose Bible Conference gym. We began our program with a reading of "The Glorious Flight" by Alice and Martin Provensen. Steven Bard, who has been building planes for over fifty years, graciously shared his expertise.  He wowed us with a soaring demonstration of his four handmade gliders. Other activities included buildling a hoopster, assembling foam WWII gliders, and test flying a variety of paper airplanes.

Mr. Bard explains glider principles

How to handle a glider

Mr. Bard gets assistance in winding the rubberband

Taking off

Four in the air at once

Building foam gliders

Building hoopsters

Paper airplane test pilots take to the air

Test flights are evaluated and documented