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SUMMARY:GYR 3rd Annual Sky Kids Fly Day
LOCATION:Goodyear Airport
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE: \n\n\n \n\n\nIt’s that time of year again! It seems like only ye
 sterday, an early morning flight to GYR to participate in my first Sky Kids
  Fly Day. I was excited, but also a bit nervous, not knowing what to expect
 . Earlier in the year I was asked if was interested in helping disabled and
  special need kids experience the wonders of flight and of course I said ye
 s, as a pilot, who wouldn’t! I contacted Steve Snyder, Chairman of Sky Kids
  and he explained what the organization was about. Steve didn’t have to say
  much before I decided that I was in!\n\n\nI spoke with my spouse, Nancy, a
 bout the event and told her I thought it would be worthwhile to spend the d
 ay volunteering. As a Speech Therapist working with special needs children 
 in Paradise Valley School District, she wanted in as well. So we both signe
 d up and we’re now on our way to Goodyear for the big day.\n\n\nUpon our ar
 rival, we were marshaled to the Sky Kids flight line. At the pilot briefing
 , we were assigned handlers to assist the kids from the hangar to the aircr
 aft. Nancy was my handler for the day with the assistance of an experienced
  handler from the past year.\n\n\n\n\nThis is a well organized group, Steve
  and his volunteers have a thought-out system, there’s a mission board with
  airplane assignments coordinated by dispatchers that keep track of which a
 ircraft are flying and who their passengers are. Passengers as a group, usu
 ally 2-3 in a group, are assigned a number. That number is given to the pil
 ot who meets the family and his/her kid pilot.\n\n\nThe prescribed route wa
 s South and West of GYR at different altitudes depending on the speed of th
 e aircraft. GYR was NOTAM’d for the day and ATC gave special handling to th
 e Sky Kid flights, Lux Air Jet Center handled fueling and ground support wh
 ich made it a breeze to fly a mission.\nWhile the kids were waiting for the
 ir flight, there was food, games, face painting, static displays of Fire Tr
 ucks, Armored Police Vehicles and Aircraft. An aircraft was set up in the h
 angar to teach the kids and their parents about flight in their own ground 
 school.\n\n\nI have to admit, I was apprehensive on my first mission of the
  day, not knowing how my passengers would react, there’s that “what if” tha
 t goes on in the back of your head, but all of that quickly subsided and it
  was pure fun!\nI flew six missions that day, each lasting about 20 minutes
 . The interaction and response of each of my copilots was priceless. I had 
 as much fun as they did on the flights. There is nothing more rewarding the
 n to see the excitement of the children and the gratitude of their parents 
 at the end of the flight. The kids were treated as VIPs with a red carpet a
 rrival, cheerleaders and a photo opportunity as kid pilots for the day, eac
 h with a grin from ear to ear. It was truly a special day for all of us!\n\
 n\nTo me, this is a rewarding event and one that you need to witness first 
 hand. I guarantee you won’t be disappointed. This is Sky Kids third year, e
 ach year is larger than the previous year. It’s a great opportunity to shar
 e our love of aviation and give back to the community. You can check it out
  at www.skykidsaz.org. It would be great to see fellow APAers at the Sky Ki
 ds Fly Day!\n\n\nFly Safe!\nJeff Montgomery\n\n\nEmail: This email address 
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