Meet Walkalong Glider Guru Phil Rossoni
| Hours: | Hours Vary see below |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | Free |
| Category: | Learn Something |
Come to Dabblers hobbies+cafe for a FREE demonstration and workshop on the principles of flight. Creator and Author Phil Rossoni will teach how to make paper gliders, and propel them around the room.
Much more fun and involved than mere “build-and-toss” paper airplanes, walkalong gliders create the experience of controlled, sustained flight powered by a wave of air.
Walkalong gliders are a fun and fascinating way to learn the principles of flight -- and this is a complete hands-on guide to the hobby.
Detailed instructions illustrated with hundreds of photographs show how to build six different types of controllable gliders.
Author Philip Rossoni offers explanations and step-by-step instruction on everything from the science of flight to the design and construction of walkalong gliders to piloting tips and tricks to the different types of competitions that users can stage at home, school, or anywhere.
He explains how to gracefully take off, maintain altitude, steer, maneuver, and land a glider.
Rossoni puts the fun of controlled model aircraft flight in anyone's reach -- without expensive materials, fuel, or electrical parts.
He shares complete instructions for building and piloting gliders ranging from the miniscule “Tumblewing Trainer” to the mammoth four-foot wingspan “Jumbo.”
Philip Rossoni is a commercial glider pilot and has also flown as a test pilot, evaluating prototype thermal detection devices for Air Borne Research Associates.
He volunteers in the Exhibit Hall Interpretation Department at the Museum of Science, Boston, helping museum visitors learn to fly walkalong gliders.
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Saturdays, 9 to 6pm; Monday-Friday, 9 to 6pm; open till 8pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays; Open 11 to 6pm on Sunday for the Holiday Season.
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119 Commonwealth Ave, Concord, MA, 01742 map
Phone: 978-254-5798
Route 2 west to Concord; South on Rte. 62 to West Concord. Rte 62 becomes Commonwealth Avenue; Dabblers is 119 Commmonwealth Ave.
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