Merit Badge Day

Aviation Merit Badge Counselor Don Snow (714) 965 1651 !"an# you $or signing u% $or t"e Aviation Merit Badge& 'ou will need to (o)%lete t"e $ollowing %rere*uisites+ 4 Items to bring with you to the Merit Badge Day 'our (o%y o$ t"e Aviation Merit Badge Boo# completely read. ,roo$ o$ (o)%letion o$ a-ove re*uire)ent -ring a (o%y o$ t"is s"eet wit" you& Blue Card $illed out and signed -y your S(out)aster&
4& Do one o$ t"e $ollowing+ a& .isit an air%ort& A$ter t"e visit/ re%ort on "ow t"e $a(ilities are used/ "ow runways are nu)-ered/ and "ow runways are deter)ined to -e 0a(tive1

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