What is Air Scouting

Air Scouting is a branch of Scouting, not a separate organisation.

Air Scouts start with the Scout section as part of a Air Scout Group, It is based on the same fundamental Scouting Aims & Methods.

Air Scouts follow the programme for their section but then add a aeronautical twist to the programme and activities.

Additional meetings are used to develop aeronautical skills and airmanship training.

It is not training for an Air Force career, although Air Scout training can be very useful for young people who are so interested.

The fundamentals of the programme are the same for all Scouts.

Air Scouts simply take a more aeronautical emphasis in many aspects of the programme.

The importance of the outdoors in the Scout programme is further strengthened in Air Scouts.

The exact nature of the activities on offer depends on the qualifications of the leadership team, and the equipment available.

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Air Scouting From Wikipedia.org

Air Scouts are members of the international Scouting movement, with a particular emphasis on flying-based activities.

Air Scouts follow the same basic programme as normal Scouts but certain amounts of time are spent focusing on air activities.

Air Scouts often wear a slightly different uniform from the rest of the Scouting movement.

History

Major Baden Fletcher Smyth Baden-Powell, Robert Baden-Powell's youngest brother, was the first who brought flying-based activities into Scouting.

The 4th World Scout Jamboree in 1933 was the first international gathering where Air Scouts were represented.

On August 9 Robert Baden-Powell has visited the air scouts, in the company of Pál Teleki Hungarian Chief Scout and László Almásy (known as The English Patient), who was a leader of the Hungarian air scouts.