Spring Camporee
Aviation Merit Badge
5/2/2008
Cape Girardeau Regional Airport

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An Apache helicoptor arrives mid-morning from Whiteman Air Force Base. Some of the planes used to give Scouts rides during the day. A crop duster lands to refill before making another run. A pilot leads a group of anxious scouts to his plane for their flight.
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The pilot begins his pre-flight checks. Plenty of oil? Yep! Everything checks out, so it's time to get aboard. The engine revs up and they are about to roll . . . . . . and off they head for the runway.
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It won't be long now. And there they go! The troop grabs a quick lunch before heading out to hear a talk from the Apache helicopter pilots. The pilots spent an hour answering questions the scouts and leaders raised.