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Atomic Rooster Ottawa Community Workshop
I have been doing some really fun activities in public venues such as the Atomic Rooster Pub in Ottawa.
Below are some pictures from the very first one at Atomic Rooster Pub. As you can see from the photos my software friends were very supportive of my new occupation. 🙂
Ottawa DemoCamp 12, Clock Tower Pub, Ottawa
I had the pleasure of speaking at Ottawa DemoCamp 12 at the Clock Tower Pub in Ottawa. I had 15 minutes including intro, demo and question period. It was a total blast!
I explained why I had made a new design and talked briefly about the design process that I used. Because I used a software design and problem solving process, I got a different outcome than other model airplane designers.
Everybody loved the talk.
I launched five of them into the audience which went incredibly well given the low ceilings of the Clock Tower Pub basement where DemoCamps are regularly held.
Many people came up to me after and said that they found it inspiring to hear the design process and see it fly. Robert Janelle told me that if they had something like the Squirrel in the classroom he’d have likely taken an interest in science and math.
Business ideas from others
I met up with my friend Brian to discuss model airplane business. We had a great chat that included social network theory, culture, community and many other things. Here are a few pictures of the ladies who were floating around when we had our meeting.
Squirrels Spotted in a great video on building model airplanes!
I came across this great video of flying model planes. It has some airplanes with the tail of a Squirrel and a few Squirrels flying in different environments. It has a great instructional section on building! I believe this is Slater Harrison’s project.