MODEL AIRPLANES HAVE BEEN A
HARD CORE HOBBY FOR MANY YEARS,
AND THEY HAVE GOTTEN A BOOST IN
POPULARITY DURING THE PANDEMIC.
AND ASHLEY WILLIAMS IS
STANDING BY WITH AN EXPERT TO
TELL US MORE.
HEY, ASHLEY.
Reporter: GOOD MORNING!
I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
SO JOINING US LIVE ALL THE WAY
FROM INDIANA, WE HAVE KYLE, THE
EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR, WITH THE
ACADEMY OF MODELS.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH
YOU GUYS!
Reporter: I'M SO THRILLED TO
SEE YOU.
LET'S TALK ACT, FIRST OF ALL, A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ACADEMY
FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW.
FOR SURE.
IT IS MADE UP OF ABOUT 1 80,000
PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND
WE'RE ALL INTO MODEL AVIATION
AND ALL OF ITS DIFFERENT FORMS.
I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE IF IT
FLIES, WE'RE INTO IT.
IT IS A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE
TO BE ALONGSIDE OF AND WE
DEVELOP THESE QUICK PROJECTS TO
GET SOME OF THIS MODELING INTO
THE HOME, ESPECIALLY WITH SOME
OF THE STUFF THAT HAS BEEN
GOING ON.
AND AS WE START TO GET OUT AND
START TO BE ABLE TO
EXPARTICULAR OUR WORLD A LITTLE
BIT MORE, THIS DOVE TAILS INTO
THAT PERFECTLY BECAUSE YOU GO
HOPE, YOU BUILD THESE THINGS
OUT OF STUFF YOU HAVE THERE AND
TAKE IT OUTSIDE AND FLY IT.
IT IS A GREAT ACTIVITY.
Reporter: THIS IS GREAT
BECAUSE I HAVE A BLANK PIECE OF
PAPER AND I KNOW THEY HAVE
THEIR PAPERS, SO WE'RE READY TO
BUILD.
THAT IS AWESOME.
OF COURSE.
YOU CAN PICK FROM ANY OF THESE.
WE HAVE THE FREE TEMPLATES AN
DOWNLOADS ONLINE.
LET'S START WITH THE PAPER
AIRPLANE.
EVERYBODY KNOWS PAPER
AIRPLANES.
THEY'RE GREAT.
SO WE WORKED ON BUILDING THIS.
IT WILL BE SUPER SIMPLE.
GRAB YOUR PIECE OF PAPER.
OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE
TEMPLATES ONLINE FOR US.
YOU CAN START WITH THIS.
YOU FOLD IT LIKE A TACO.
STRAIGHT DOWN.
THE LINE OUTSIDE?
EASY PEACEY.
THE LINES OUTSIDE?
DOES THAT MATTER?
IT DOESN'T MATTER YET.
IT WILL EVENTUALLY.
FOLD IT ALONG THERE AND OPEN IT
BACK UP.
AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO FOLD
IT BEHIND LIKE SO.
AND FOLD IT ALONG THE LINE.
LIKE THAT.
RIGHT?
TURN IT OVER.
SET IT DOWN.
AND YOU SEE THE TWO SETS OF
LINES?
YOU'RE GOING TO FOLD THOSE UP
AND MAKE A POINT.
THERE WE ARE.
AND I POE WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT
OF A TIME CRUNCH SO WE'RE GOING
TO GO QUICK.
IT WILL BE AWESOME.
AT THIS POINT WE'RE GOING TO
FOLD THAT UP AND HIDE THE LOGOS
INSIDE OF IT.
IT SHOULD BE ABOUT A SMALL
ENVELOPE AT THIS POINT.
AND AT THIS POINT WE START
MAKING THE WINGS.
FOLD ALONG THAT LINE ON BOTH
SIDES.
AND AT THIS POINT --
Reporter: THEY HAVE THE
LINES, I DON'T, SO I'M GOING
BLIND.
OMAN.
Reporter: TINA IS ALREADY
DONE WITH HERS.
FOLD IT LIKE THAT SO IT IS
SIM RARE.
OKAY.
AND THEN YOU WILL FOLD THAT
NEXT SET.
AND THERE WE ARE.
AND THE LOGO.
OTHERWISE, YOU CAN USE CRAYONS
AND MARKERS AT HOME AND MAKE IT
LOOK LIKE YOUR OWN.
THEY ALWAYS FLY BETTER WHEN
THEY'RE DECORATED.
AND THEN OPEN IT UP.
Reporter: I MISSTEPPED
SOMEWHERE, SO I'M GOING TO TOSS
MINE ASIDE.
HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING?
WE'RE DOING GOOD.
TINA IS ALREADY WORKING ON
HER SECOND ONE HERE WHERE I AM
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
FOLLOW THESE LINES.
IF YOU HAVE SOME TAPE YOU
CAN PUT IT ON THERE.
LET'S SEE IF THIS ONE WORKS.
Reporter: SO WHAT IS REALLY
COOLING IS IF YOU HEAD OVER TO
THE WEB SITE, YOU CAN ACTUALLY
PRINT THESE IDEAS OUT AND
FOLLOW THE LINES.
IT IS SUPER EASY TO DO AT HOME.
DEFINITELY THAT IS THE
INTENTION OF THESE.
IF YOU'VE GOT ANYTHING FROM A
SINGLE SHEET OF PAPER AND THAT
IS ALL, YOU CAN PROBABLY MAKE
ONE AND WE CAN GO OVER IT
LATER.
WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET ONE UP
IN THE AIR.
THE OTHER THING IS IF YOU HAVE
SMALL CUPS, YOU MAKE A JET CUP.
IF YOU HAVE BALLOONS YOU CAN
MAKE BALLOON ROCKETS.
IT IS WINDY OUT THERE.
WE CAN MAKE KITES WITH PAPER
BAGS AND SOME STRING.
OH, THAT WOULD BE FUN.
YOU CAN DO ALL OF THIS STUFF
AT THE HOUSE AND HAVE A GOOD
TIME DOING IT.
OKAY.
Reporter: SO I'M GOING TO
HOP ON BOARD TO TINA'S FLIGHT.
WILL YOU FLY ME TO GREECE,
PLEASE.
OF COURSE.
JUMP ON BOARD!
I'M ON IT, TOO.
Reporter: OKAY.
LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU FAKE OFF.
AND SHE'S OFF!
OOPS!
WE DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT.
OARS OH.
WE DIDN'T MAKE IT TO GREECE.
AND KYLE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION
