If you missed the July 10 shows at Hiller Aviation in San Carlos, August 11 is your chance to declare a muligan and try again. www.hiller.org for directions and show times.

10:30am, Noon, 1:30pm. See you there!
601 Skyway
San Carlos, CA 94070-2702
(650) 654-0200
www.hiller.org for directions

A new contender has emerged as a possible partner in my record breaking attempts. College and Arena football star Joe Ayoob will be trying out my planes next weekend. He’ll have the benefit of those who’ve gone before. Two new planes, modified for a football thrower’s power, are ready to be tested. A new day may be dawning.

3 more shows coming up at Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, CA. www.hiller.org for the complete schedule and directions. See you there on July 10th!

I’m not sure who’s demanding it yet, but just finished taping instructions for six airplanes, soon to be part of the Comcast Video On Demand service. Recorded at Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, CA. Great spot for shooting or visiting.

I’ll be back at Hiller for a series of paper airplane demonstrations on June 30th. Mark your calendar for summer fun with The Paper Airplane Guy.

Maker Faire is Saturday and Sunday at the fairgrounds in San Mateo. Wake the kids. Phone the neighbors. You have to see it to believe it.

Wow… giant video screens, pounding music, giant robotic spider, smart phone driven robots, 4,000 attendees, great food, free beer and a tee shirt. And dig those whacky shoes the boss wears. Wings over Google I/O. I hope they had as much fun as I did.

The path to glory is never easy. My thrower is recovering from a neck injury. An unexpected delivery of spare gas bags has delayed further testing at the blimp hangar. My window to try out a back up thrower has come and gone. Meanwhile, there’s every chance that Mr. Toda will extend his time aloft mark to 30 seconds or beyond. In the screenplay version of these events, this would be an obstacle at the end of act two. It doesn’t rise to the “all is lost” moment in the middle of act 3, but it feels like I’m at least a couple of months away from a chance to seriously practice throwing.

In better news, an exhibit at the Monterey Airport (Monterery, CA) has opened featuring paper folding. Some of my planes are part of the exhibit, which will run for almost a year. So, if you’re in the area, check it out.

Last weekend saw my return to Evergreen Aviation outside of Portland, Oregon. This was a well attended event. They had even arranged a television interview at the local CBS affiliate the day before the event. Fun stuff. Evergreen is home to the Spruce Goose, and my presentations are staged under the massive tail feathers. Aviation museums are always fun to present in, and Evergreen is especially fun because of their range of aircraft and space vehicles. I highly recommend a visit when your travels take you to Oregon. Say hi to the SR-71 for me, and don’t forget to be Spruce Goosed!

Here’s looping at you!

http://activenet2.active.com/sausalito/

For a one day class Saturday, 1/23/10 sign up at the address above and search for Wings Over Sausalito. 9am to 1pm at 420 Litho Street in Sausalito. I’m sure this will fill up fast. I hope to see you there.

Happy Halloween, in advance. http://www.apptism.com/apps/paper-plane-guy-s-bat-plane
For a buck you get instructions for my Bat Plane that flaps its wings as it flies. Use thin paper, like phone book paper, and fold neatly.

Thanks to Tim Martin, iPhone app developer extraordinaire for pulling off a spooktacular job in time for Halloween.

Oddly, this was not my only brush with bat greatness lately. Those who check my calendar pages will have noticed my recent trip to Spokane for Mobius Children’s museum. This was a fund raising event held at a casino. No kids; well, except for me. I had just flown the Bat Plane to great effect, and as I was returning to the stage for another throw, I had a thought. With an adult only crowd, they might remember that cheesy theme from the old Bat Man tv show. I announced that I was about to make everyone feel old and asked if they were ready. I rolled right into a pitch perfect delivery of “duh duh da da, duh duh da da, duh duh da da, duh duh da da… and waited for it. The audience, in near totality, sang, “Bat Plane”. Mission accomplished. They all had another sip of their martinis. I continued attempting to miss their dinner courses with the rest of my aerial assault on their senses.

In other news: training, planning, and paper acquisition continue in preparation for a record breaking day.