Justin Lafrenz, a student at North Scott High School carefully removes a Cleco from the horizontal stabilizer in preparation to add a rivet Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, in Eldridge. The Cleco acts as a clamp in the rivet hole before the rivet is installed.
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Aviation Club club mentor Jim Skadal, of Quad Cities chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA 75), right, points to the tail section of the plane while training Pleasant Valley High School students Ryan Zumdome, center, and Aden Anderson during their training session Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, in Eldridge.
The schematic of the RV-12iS model aircraft from Van’s Aircraft being built by area students in the Aviation Club. The students are building an airplane as part of a partnership between Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley, and North Scott high schools and the Experimental Airplane Association (EAA) Chapter 75 - Quad Cities.
Aden Anderson, a junior at Pleasant Valley High School, does a training exercise Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, in Eldridge. In the background mentor Jim Skadal, the president of the Quad Cities chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA 75), works with Ryan Zumdome, a sophomore at Pleasant Valley.
Jim Skadal, the president of the Quad Cities chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA 75) explains how a Cleco works. The device acts as a small clamp while building the plane and is eventually switched out for a rivet.
North Scott advisor Liz Richards, a former US Navy aviation electrician, and plane captain says she is pleased with the number of girls who joined the Aviation Club.
Justin Lafrenz, a student at North Scott High School carefully removes a Cleco from the horizontal stabilizer in preparation to add a rivet Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, in Eldridge. The Cleco acts as a clamp in the rivet hole before the rivet is installed.
Aviation Club club mentor Jim Skadal, of Quad Cities chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA 75), right, points to the tail section of the plane while training Pleasant Valley High School students Ryan Zumdome, center, and Aden Anderson during their training session Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, in Eldridge.
The schematic of the RV-12iS model aircraft from Van’s Aircraft being built by area students in the Aviation Club. The students are building an airplane as part of a partnership between Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley, and North Scott high schools and the Experimental Airplane Association (EAA) Chapter 75 - Quad Cities.
Aden Anderson, a junior at Pleasant Valley High School, does a training exercise Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, in Eldridge. In the background mentor Jim Skadal, the president of the Quad Cities chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA 75), works with Ryan Zumdome, a sophomore at Pleasant Valley.
Jim Skadal, the president of the Quad Cities chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA 75) explains how a Cleco works. The device acts as a small clamp while building the plane and is eventually switched out for a rivet.
North Scott advisor Liz Richards, a former US Navy aviation electrician, and plane captain says she is pleased with the number of girls who joined the Aviation Club.
