Stanley visits Kansas and the National Guard!

We got word from Flat Stanley this week that he arrived in Kansas! His host Betsy Mullis took him on a unique adventure - meeting some members of the National Guard and working on some UH-60 blackhawk helicopters! (See link to learn more about these amazing machines.)

Fun Facts about Kansas:
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34th State
State Nickname: The Sunflower State
Capitol: Topeka
State Bird: Western Meadowlark
State Flower: Sunflower
State Reptile: Ornate Box Turtle
Interesting Fact: The geographic center of the U.S. is in Lebanon, Kansas!

Note from Ms. Betsy: "My husband is the production manager for the blackhawks in Topeka. He started out as a crew chief/mechanic on them. The engines on them are jet engines and then they turn the blades on top. Flat Stanley was helping them work on the jet engines when he was here."

Stanley thought it would be cool to take a ride on the hoist of the helicopter - wheee!

Unfortunately, the weather didn't permit Stanley to take a ride as Ms. Betsy had hoped, but he still had an amazing visit. I mean, who gets to work on an amazing aircraft like this??

Thanks again Ms. Betsy for taking Stanley on such a cool adventure!