Saturday – December 16, 9:30-11:00am

Please RSVP to jrcafe@tacny.org

Milton J Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology – Syracuse, NY

Speaker: Hon. Theodore H. Limpert, Pilot and Judge, Syracuse City Court

Overview: Have you ever wondered how an airplane flies or how to become a pilot? Flying an airplane is a dream everyone can realize and is a lot easier than you might think! Explore the world of aviation, learn the physics of flight, and the different routes to becoming a pilot. Learn how airplanes navigate, turn with a force nine times your body weight and refuel in the air.

Biography: Ted Limpert had his first flight at 6 weeks old, soloed when he was 16 and now has over 5800 hours in the air. He became a Fighter Pilot in the New York Air National Guard, with seven tours overseas, in the Iraqi and Afghanistan theaters, having flown 106 combat missions in the F-16.

He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with valor for a combat mission in the Gulf War and flew an intercept mission on 9-11-01. He retired in 2012 as a Colonel, with over 30 years of military service. He is currently a Syracuse City Court Judge and flies his own small airplane.

TACNY Junior Cafe Scientifique

TACNY Junior Cafe Scientifique, a program for middle-school students founded in 2005, features discussions about topics in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in an informal atmosphere and seeks to encourage students to consider careers in these areas. Students must be accompanied by an adult and can explore the MOST at no cost after the event.

Technology Alliance of Central New York

Founded in 1903 as the Technology Club of Syracuse, the nonprofit Technology Alliance of Central New York’s mission is to facilitate community awareness, appreciation, and education of technology; and to collaborate with like-minded organizations across Central New York.

For more information about TACNY, visit www.tacny.org.