[AlaskaRC] R/C mentor request for elementary student

[Tom Simes]

Hello Gabriel,

Unfortunately I can't make it this evening, but I am CC' ing this reply 
and information to our other club officers to see if they have ideas. 
Another broader resource in the R/C community up here is our e-mail list 
and I'll also forward your request over there.

The summary of Gabriel's request is he is looking for someone to help 
mentor is son through building a PT-20 in association with a school program:

We purchased a PT-20 airplane kit and some yellow, orange and red skin. 
This is a wooden airplane. We have not purchased the motor or remote 
control system. The manual is here: 
http://manuals.hobbico.com/gpm/gpma0116-0118-manual-v1_2.pdf

The ROPES program requires that the kid spend a minimum of 15 hours in 
the project. I think it is going to take more than 15 hours and I am 
planning to make myself available to help along the way.  The ROPES 
program also requires that we find a mentor outside the immediate family 
and so I would like to ask if you would be available to meet few times 
with my son and the school teacher.

And here is Gabriel's contact information:

Gabriel Mahns
gabriel_mahns at hotmail.com
C 907-440-1822
H 907-274-3431
811 Lighthouse CT,
Anchorage, AK 99515


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: FW: Letter to ROPEs Coaches
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:09:08 -0800
From: Gabriel Mahns <gabriel_mahns at hotmail.com>
To: <simestd at netexpress.com>
CC: Maiko Nagaoka <pxa11670 at hotmail.com>


Hi Tom,Just wanted to check if anyone from your organization might be 
able to attend the meeting tomorrow night at Rogers Park Elementary? If 
not, then let me know when we can meet and talk about the project 
further. Thank you very much, Gabriel.From: gabriel_mahns at hotmail.com
To: simestd at netexpress.com
CC: tim at timrittal.com; pxa11670 at hotmail.com
Subject: Letter to ROPEs Coaches
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:54:54 -0800









Hi Tom.

Attached is the letter to ROPEs Coaches inviting them to a meeting this 
coming Tuesday 5:30-6:30pm in Rogers Park Elementary School, Library.

Thank you for your help. Gabriel.




From: gabriel_mahns at hotmail.com
To: tim at timrittal.com; simestd at netexpress.com
CC: pxa11670 at hotmail.com
Subject: FW: Possible mentors for your son for RC Airplanes
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:07:32 -0800







Hi Tim and Tom,

We purchased a PT-20 airplane kit and some yellow, orange and red skin. 
This is a wooden airplane. We have not purchased the motor or remote 
control system. The manual is here: 
http://manuals.hobbico.com/gpm/gpma0116-0118-manual-v1_2.pdf

The ROPES program requires that the kid spend a minimum of 15 hours in 
the project. I think it is going to take more than 15 hours and I am 
planning to make myself available to help along the way.  The ROPES 
program also requires that we find a mentor outside the immediate family 
and so I would like to ask if you would be available to meet few times 
with my son and the school teacher.  Attached is a flyer we got.

Not sure if you have some availability. I believe there is a meeting 
next week in the school (Roger’s Park elementary). I will get the day 
and time and let you know tonight.

  Please let me know. Thank you, Gabriel.C 907-440-1822
H 907-274-3431
811 Lighthouse CT,
Anchorage, AK 99515








To: gabriel_mahns at hotmail.com
Subject: Fw: Possible mentors for your son for RC Airplanes
From: gabriel.mahns at faa.gov
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:10:11 -0800


________________
Gabriel Mahns, AAL-615
FAA Airports Division, Alaska Region
907-271-3665, Fax 907-271-2851

----- Forwarded by Gabriel Mahns/AAL/FAA on 09/29/2011 10:10 AM -----




From:
Angie Slingluff/AAL/FAA
AAL-031, Executive Services

To:
Gabriel Mahns/AAL/FAA at FAA

Cc:
tim at timrittal.com, simestd at netexpress.com

Date:
09/29/2011 10:08 AM

Subject:
Possible mentors for your son for RC Airplanes




HI Gabriel,

I understand your son is doing the Rites of Passage Experience (ROPES) 
program at Rogers Park Elementary as part of his school transition from 
Elementary to Middle School  and the focus of ROPES is on independent 
learning and connecting academics to real life experiences. The program 
goal is for students to demonstrate they can apply the Habits of Mind 
independently as self-directed learners ready for their middle school 
years.

You mentioned that your son is doing an RC airplane for his ROPES 
project. Here are some of the people I know would be willing and 
interested in helping him and serving as a mentor to him by meeting with 
him a couple of times and showing him their RC Aircraft.

Tim Rittal at  tim at timrittal.com 244-4472

Tom Simes at simestd at netexpress.com  242-4656

or any of the Frontier Fun Flyers http://www.frontierfunflyers.org/  If 
you look at their Events page you will see there are a couple of events 
coming up in early October that you and your son might attend. Also 
there is contact info on their website.

Angie Slingluff
Aviation and Space Education Coordinator
FAA Alaska Region AAL-30
907 271-5228

www.faa.gov/education