Elements of Flight



Recently we had a guest come and bring a different perspective to our study of flight. Mr. Moses Alicea is a gifted remote control airplane hobbyist who came and share his hobby with our third and fourth graders. You won't find a better way of helping students to understand flight than by watching students in awe as a remote controlled plane flies to almost 1000 feet, goes into a "hammerhead stall" and recover into an inverted pass over our field. Mr. Alicea uses electric engines powered by batteries created as a result of breakthroughs in cell phone and computer battery technology.
The best teaching takes place when students are excited and asking for more. Mr. Alicea is a great teacher and we look forward to the next time he pays us a visit!