Expectations are sky high as the Armstrong Air and Space Museum and the Neil Armstrong Airport launch a new event this weekend.
The Museum, with help from the county-run airport, will be hosting the first ever Festival of Flight on Saturday and Sunday, offering up a slate of activities to give kids an up-close and interactive experience with aviation.
Mainly taking place on the Museum grounds, the Festival will feature the kite-flying group, PIGS Aloft (People Interested in Getting Stuff Aloft), who will bring a variety of large kites to fly over the museum.
Guests to the museum will also be able to fly their own kites alongside PIGS Aloft, as well as build brand new ones on site, for just $3. They will also have paper airplanes and helicopters and wooden gliders available, and a small wind tunnel to experiment with the dynamics of flight.
Raines Aerial Photography will also be giving presentations on one of the newest facets of flight: drones. While only on hand for Saturday's events, Raines will be flying drones, detailing the operation and equipment, giving participants an opportunity to see how the next generation of aircraft works.
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