Back again, Chip Rasher of Pontiac Flight Service has planned a fun filled week in the air for campers looking to increase their air time and knowledge of flying! Boys and girls, ages 10 and up that have completed Oakland Yard’s Pilot Camp are eligible to participate in this camp. As in the Pilot Camp, campers will log all stick time in their logbook which can later be used as flight credit toward their private pilot’s license. The FAA requires 40 hours of flight time with an instructor for licensing. Friday will be reserved as a makeup day in case of inclement weather. Camp cost includes all flying, entrance fees and lunch on Thursday.

As in Pilot Camp, groups of 3 campers, with instructor, will share time in their own Cessna 172 throughout the week.Monday – Campers will review preflight preparations and be introduced to ground reference maneuvers (turns about point, S-turns, and steep turns), slow flight and recovery and normal touch downs and landings. Classroom time 1 hour/Flight time 2 hours.Tuesday – A review of the previous day’s activities will start off the day. Campers will also experience an introduction to stalls and recovery, VOR navigation and end with normal touchdowns and landings. Classroom time 1 hour/Flight time 2 hours. Wednesday – Stalls and recoveries as well as VOR navigation will be reviewed before an introduction of instrument flying (under hood). The day will end once again with normal touchdowns and landings.

Classroom time 1 hour/ Flight time 2 hours.Thursday – The week will culminate in a 3-hour cross-state flight. Our pilots will travel to Battle Creek Airport where they will have the opportunity to tour a 747 Aircraft. Then it’s off to Jackson Airport for lunch and back to Oakland County Airport to end the day. Flight time 3 hours/ground time 1 hour

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Code	Dates	Times	Location	Cost
ADVPILOT1	August 6 - 9	9:30am - 12pm	Oakland	$585 Non Member
		Mon - Wed	County	$545 Member
		8am - 3 pm	Airport
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Before and After Care Options

Children may be dropped off at Oakland Yard for breakfast as early as 7:30am. Campers will have a choice of several items each morning such as french toast, eggs, pancakes, muffins, cereal, etc. Breakfast Club runs from 7:30am - 9:00am Mon - Fri Costs: $59 for all five days or $15 per day. Sign-up the morning of or in advance Click HERE for more information After camp, your child can enjoy a well-rounded lunch and unlimited cold drinks with the camp staff. Children staying for Lunch Club will be encouraged to participate in daily activities ranging from capture-the-flag, four square, soccer and many others. And of course unlimited access to the largest slip-n-slide in Oakland County Lunch Club runs from 12:00pm to 3:00pm Mon - Fri Costs: $82 for all five days or $20 per day. Click HERE for more information Our "Working Parent" option is for families who need extended care after Lunch Club ends. Parents can either register for this program when they sign up for camps or the day of. Registration must be secured with a credit card. Working Parent runs from 3:00pm to 6:00pm Mon - Fri Costs: $6 per hour of care, accumulated charges will applied to credit card on Friday

What's What at OYA

Oakland Yard Summer Camps is continuing our passport program to ensure that we are a leader in safety by providing a worry free place for parents to leave their children. To accomplish this, we will continue to issue camper passports to all campers. In addition to our passport security measure, we will ask that you park your car and come into our gated-area each day to drop off and pick up your child. How It Works: Campers will use their passport on a daily basis to check in with their counselors. Counselors will use this passport and the information contained therein as a quick reference for attendance and emeregency information. Upon receipt of your child's passport, we request that you fill in the required information with a pencil. Campers passports will be returned to each them at the end of the day when their parent checks them out. There is a one time passport fee of $10 per child. This passport will never expire, it just needs to be updated with your childs current photo each year. Parents who want to pre-purchase ice cream and candy credits for campers can do so for any amount they desire. Why do this? It allows kids to have treat without carrying around cash. Our counselors will keep the passports in a safe place during the day then at noon and a predetermined time during lunch club and working parent the campers can redeem their credits for candy or ice cream. All ice cream and candy costs $1 Oakland Yard is once again offering transportation to and from our off-site camps for a nominal fee. To take advantage of transportation, kids need to be enrolled in either the Breakfast Club or Lunch Club. Click HERE for a transportation cost breakdown As overnight campers, we loved getting care packages from mom and dad. Our day campers can experience the same thrill with our OYA Mail Call. We have our own offical mailbox for you to deposit letters and care packages into when you drop them off in the morning. We will have Mail Call on Wednesday during Lunch Club, if your child is not in Lunch Club we will deliver the package on Thursday morning. In the event of rain, Oaklad Yard campers will participate in an indoor field day inside the dome. Campers may be asked to participate in activities othere than the camp they signed up for. Camps that generally go about their business on rain days: Sports & Games, Arts & Crafts, Soccer, Hip-Hop and Cheerleading. There will be no make-up days offered if a rain day should occure, except where noted.