On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 12:18:19 -0500, Big John wrote:

Rick

My son in law told me about a school in Seattle that was backed by
Boeing.

It's purpose was to train people in high school so Boeing could hire
them when they graduated.

If you wanted a bird built, you bought the kit or parts and they would
build for you. You could come down and do the 51% G with them and
also check the quality of their workmanship which was top class with
the professional instructors they had. Not sure if it is still in
operation but if I had been in Seattle would have built one of the
'hot' homebuilts.

This sounds like "Opportunity Skyways," which is an alternative high school
program for disadvantaged kids. However, I'm not sure about the
building-other-people's-airplanes-for-them part. Though some of our
chapter members (we meet in their shop) have provided some kits for them.
Several of our chapter members also work as advisors for the program.

For the most part, the group builds the same airplanes over and over. They
build a Zenair, then take it apart. Then the next year's class does it
again.

I think the first time the plane was built, it was flown once (by one of
our chapter tech counselor/flight advisors. Don't think the lawyers have
let it fly again.

Like I said, our chapter (EAA 26) meets in their Boeing Field shop, which
usually has a nice broad selection of homebuilts (including a helicopter)
under various stages of construction.

Ron Wanttaja