AC Photos

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 3:02 pm

I have never been enrolled in the Aviation Challenge programme, although I wanted to, and still want to. Courtesy of all you who have posted about AC, I have been able to learn a lot about the programme. However, I have never really seen any photographs of AC! (Besides the ones from Smurfs who were using the lake.)

I am a photo fanatic, so I'd love to see what kinds of photos you guys have, if any.

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 4:55 pm

When I went to AC I failed to realize how much I was enjoying it untill I was gone. Sadly, because of this I neglected to take more than 10 pictures. I have seen some pretty cool ones though one way to find some is to search under google's images search. I can usually find lots of pictures of both space camp and ac under that. Happy Hunting!

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 5:01 pm

I somehow had the same problem the first time I went to Space Camp! (or any camp for that matter...) I am usually one to have my camera EVERYWHERE with me, but for some reason it never really left the confinds of my flight suit pocket. However, next time I go to USSRC I will be sure to take heaps of photos!

I will take your suggestion and look up AC on Google's image search. (I have searched for Space Camp, but never AC - silly me!)

However, if anyone has any photos lurking out there... I'm sure everyone would love to see them!

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 9:36 pm

Well i have a bunch of AC photos unfortunately not online ill try to scan them sometime and either post them to a website or email them to you if you want. Most of them are of my team though but i do have some good ones of diffrent stuff around the AC compound.

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 10:04 am

That would be great! I have always wanted to learn more about the AC programme because I never got to go.

Photos usually tell good stories, but if you have any great stories, feel free to share - I'm sure everyone will like to read them.

What is a typical day at AC like anyway?

If you want to e-mail the photos to me, let me know and I will give you my e-mail address.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 11:04 am

If you want an idea what a week at Ac is like somewhere in this section of the forum i did a day by day account of myb trip in 96. Granted some things have changed since then but it gives you some idea.

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 1:56 pm

I did the same thing for both of my ASA weeks. The first time I went I had to keep a journal to receive credits in school. The second time I went I kept a journal because I wanted to.

I would love to read your journal from AC. I don't know if you want to post it or not, but it might be a good way for everyone to see it.

(side note: If anyone wants to read my ASA journals, I can dig them up and type them out...)

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 8:31 pm

Actually it is posted somewhere here in the Ac area of the forum might have to do a little digging its been a year or more since i did it. I also did one for camp in 91 and academy in 93 under the space camp area of the forum. Check them out let me know what you think.

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 10:16 am

I'll try to spend some time digging around the forums during my lunch hour. I'll let you know what I find!

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 2:58 pm

Well looks like someone pulled it out to make it easier to find hope you enjoy.

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 3:16 pm

Your account of AC Intermediate was a great read. It has furthered my interest in the AC programme. I hope that I will be able to go there someday. Once again, that will take some time, but I'll try! Goodness, it will be such a tough decision to choose which programme to go back to first, or maybe I'll do them back-to-back; even better!

ethlar04 · Post by **ethlar04** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 9:19 pm

Ive done AC Mach III this past summer and in years past. Its a great program, also doing it back to back with ASA is fun, having done that every time ive gone except my first year. But I suggest doing AC first, simply because it cam be more demanding than the ASA program in terms of making your bed and other things like that.

stargazer0105 · Post by **stargazer0105** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 9:34 pm

Ok, so this is kinda off topic, but I just realized you and I were in Huntsville at the same time. While you were at AC, I was at ASA.

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Thu Feb 26, 2004 10:59 am

Funny how you should mention AC being more challenging. I have grown up spending the past 14 or 15 years in Guides and Scouts, so I have the making the bed and folding the clothes thing perfected. We have also done a lot of the outdoor survival things, like procuring food and water, crawling through obstacle courses, rock climbing, backpacking, Search and Rescue training, etc. It has been heaps fun doing these things at local camps, but a week at AC with the flight training would be amazing. I can never become a 'real' pilot due to my binocular vision problem, but it would be nice to learn about the RIO position!

(I applied for a ROTC position a few years back as a Flight Navigator, as we call it in Canada, but I was rejected for some completely bizarre reason; nothing to do with my vision, but something in the back of my eye. A mate of mine with 20/10 vision got cut for the same reason! Of course, they'd accept me for any other position other than Pilot of Flight Nav, the only two I wanted... too bad for them!)

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Thu Feb 26, 2004 10:06 pm

One thing i learned at AC is that scouting skills do come in handy at AC especially the survival training part of it. For example i was the only one able to start a fire with a flint and steel in my team. And even with the heat being outside so much never really bothered me since id spent plenty of summers camping for a week or more.

MAYTAG · Post by **MAYTAG** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 3:13 pm

yea i did a flint and steel fire to a couple of years ago in mach IIwhen it was part of the competition we got the same credit as we would have with only one match it was really cool

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 3:52 pm

Did they tell you that the best stuff to start a fire are the small dead branches on the underside of evergreen trees? That stuff is always dry and always lights really fast.

They should make a 24-hour mission for AC where they are in a dogfight for so many hours, then when they get shot down they have to go outside for an E&E scenerio that lasts overnight. They have to go through a course, make a shelter, sleep in it, and then in the morning the would have to finish the course and get to safe ground/freedom. Could be interesting, don't you think?

MAYTAG · Post by **MAYTAG** » Sat Feb 28, 2004 7:34 am

the best kindeling there is shaved cedar bark theres a somewhat dead tree towards the back that stuff lights beautifully

Who · Post by **Who** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 7:05 pm

Here is a site I found on the web looking up planes for the new spacecamp.com site. It has lots of pictures from years past, mainly 2001 season. However, most things havent changed awhole lot -- so this should give you an idea of what AC is like. The links are at the bottom of the page Gilmore made.

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~ebiskner/prime.htm

Note - I have not met Gilmore, he was here and gone the season before me.

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 10:28 am

Thank you for the website "Who". A lot of these photos I have not seen before.