Going

This morning, I attended a 2-hour, advanced class in paper airplanes, taught by John M. Collins, "The Paper Airplane Guy", author of "Fantastic Flight" and "Gliding Flight", at BookShop West Portal.

I had attended a much shorter paper airplane class (where I was the only adult unaccompanied by a child) in July, and it left me eager to try some of the more complicated designs.

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John supplied the paper, he showed us how to read the diagrams in his books, and he gave some tips on folding the airplanes. During a break, he demonstrated some of his more exotic paper airplanes, such as the Tumble Wing and the Follow Foil.

We folded and flew three paper airplanes: Phoenix Lock and Boomerang I (from "Gliding Flight") and the Tube (from "Fantastic Flight"). John also demonstrated the Boomerang II, but we did not have time to fold that one ourselves.

I left the class wanting to try more of the airplanes in the books — particularly the Boomerang II. And, if BookShop West Portal brings John back for another class, I'll be there. But, first I need to go back and see if I can fold the airplanes we covered in class, using just the diagrams and my memory.