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Special one-day programs for the Aviation and Weather Merit Badges are offered throughout the year at the Hiller Aviation Museum. Scouts may complete all requirements for their Aviation Badge in a single day. Scouts joining the Weather Badge program will need to complete a week of weather observations using a weather station built during the program and submit the results to the Museum by mail to complete the last requirement.
Both programs include the following:
- Admission to the Hiller Aviation Museum
- Advanced lab activities in aerodynamics and meteorology
- Content presentations and workshops in an aviation-themed environment
- Flight Simulation missions in the Flight Sim Zone
Aviation Badge candidates build and fly model gliders, inspect the Museum’s Cessna Cardinal airplane, and complete an Air Traffic Control simulation in addition to their other activities. Weather Badge candidates experiment with lightning and tornado formation, ice formation on an airplane wing, construction of a working weather station and more.
Open registration is available on the following dates:
Program Dates 2010-2011
| Topic | Date | Time | Available |
| Aviation | Saturday, 9 Oct 2010 | 9:30 AM—4:30 PM | YES |
| Weather | Saturday, 23 Oct 2010 | 9:30 AM—4:30 PM | YES |
| Aviation | Saturday, 13 Nov 2010 | 9:30 AM—4:30 PM | YES |
| Weather | Saturday, 27 Nov 2010 | 9:30 AM—4:30 PM | YES |
| Aviation | Saturday, 11 Dec 2010 | 9:30 AM—4:30 PM | YES |
| Aviation | Saturday, 18 Dec 2010 | 9:30 AM—4:30 PM | YES |
| Aviation | Saturday, 8 Jan 2011 | 9:30 AM-4:30 PM | YES |
| Weather | Saturday, 22 Jan 2011 | 9:30 AM-4:30 PM | YES |
| Aviation | Saturday, 12 Feb 2011 | 9:30 AM-4:30 PM | YES |
| Weather | Saturday, 26 Feb 2011 | 9:30 AM-4:30 PM | YES |
A registration fee of $40 per Scout (Aviation) or $45 per Scout (Weather) must be paid at the time of enrollment, and pre-registration is required. Space is limited and all registrations are subject to confirmation. Download the Merit Badge Registration Form and return to the Museum by mail, fax or in person:
Hiller Aviation Museum
Attn: Merit Badge Program
601 Skyway Road
San Carlos, CA 94070
Fax (650) 654-0220
Scouts enrolled in an upcoming Aviation Merit Badge program may wish to review the Aviation Badge Worksheet prior to program date. Parents must complete a Scout Information and Medical Form and return with their Scout on the morning of the program.
Please note that no food service except for limited snacks and drinks are available at the Museum. Scouts must have written permission from a parent or guardian to leave the Museum during lunch to eat at an offsite location(such as the Burger King restaurant near the Museum).
Group rates and additional dates are available for Scout groups of 12 or more. Contact the Education Department at (650) 654-0200 x 222 or education@hiller.org for more information.
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