Nueces Co. Airport- Fear of gusting winds canceling the Cadet Orientation Flights of 9 May 2011were set aside as regulation conditions presented themselves allowing C/1st Lt Matthew Spencer and C/Amn Devin Salazar to fly as planned. Never-the-less, Major Carrales monitored the weather via this blog to insure cadets at Memorial Middle School and H.M. King could practice their skills at reading METARs feeds.
In addition to getting his first O-Flight, C/Amn Salazar was also completing another important milestone, an Aviation Merit Badge in the Boy Scouts of America.
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| Lt Mike Ward guides Cadet Spencer and Salazar to the end of the O-Flight as the evening sun reddens and sets. |
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| Earlier during the experience, C/1st Lt Spencer shows C/Amn Salazar how an aircraft flies. |
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| Next, after Major Jerry Lunceford and Lt Mike Ward returned the aircraft, C/1st Lt Spencer demonstrated the same lessons in a more real life setting. |
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| "Alone again...naturally!" Major Carrales waits, alone, at KRBO. |
"Working with other organizations," said Major J. E. Carrales, "is an important part of serving the community. We are providing opportunities to our cadets...if providing the means to get the merit badge for Cadet Salazar opens a door for him in the BSA, then I will hep him open that door."
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