The Denver Chapter of Engineers Without Borders announces the launching of its Cyber-Flight School on January 21st, 2010 at 7PM (1900) at the Jefferson County Library located at 10200 W. 20th Avenue (just west of Kipling) in Lakewood.
EWB Denver was recently granted permission from Google Earth to use classes in piloting its two flight simulators as fundraisers to support its water and sanitation projects in Ecuador, Togo, and Madagascar. For a $5 donation, cyber-flight students will learn the basics of flight in the very realistic 3-D cyber space of Google Earth terrain (including all of Colorado‘s mountains!) without having to worry about turbulence, head winds, fog, or other air traffic.
Laptops with WIFI (pre-loaded with Google Earth) are not required to take the class but students are encouraged to bring them along with fully-charged batteries. The class is scheduled to last about 90 minutes.
For more information about the two Google Earth flight simulators, and other EWB activities during future events, visit Yourhub.com or EWB Denver Events.
Reservations are recommended because space will be limited. Email Jim Gusek by clicking here to request a seat assignment and cyber-boarding pass. Sorry, due to recent cutbacks, in-flight/class cyber meals or beverages will not be offered but there is a café in the library just outside the meeting room. We do however allow you to bring bags on with no extra charge.
So fasten your seat belt low and tight across your waist, place your tray table in the upright and locked position, stow your carryon bag in the overhead bin or under the seat in front of you, and come fly with EWB Denver and Google Earth. Experience or medical clearance is not required.
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Jim Gusek gave a commanding demonstration on a fundraiser that will make you feel like you have been lifted off of your feet. The idea is to set up classes to teach people how to use Google Earth’s free flight simulator – the Denver Chapter has the blessing of Google Earth to do this. The simulator takes Google Earth imagery and makes it 3D. This is as close to the real thing as you can get. The short demonstration that Jim gave at the December general meeting showed taking off from the Eagle County Airport and landing with a dead engine ala “Miracle on the Hudson”. He is currently looking for volunteers to help teach this to other people and to stage “Cyber-Space Air Races”. To get involved in the fundraiser, you can 
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