Museum Overnights
Lone Star Flight Museum Overnights are for youth groups of any kind . . . scouts, church groups, ROTC, clubs, family organizations, or just a bunch of friends that want to have a great time!
Youth can sleep under the wings of history! Spend the evening learning about the collection of rare air-worthy warbirds, conducting a preflight inspection of a real plane, testing pilot skills in our flight simulators, and learning science with more hands-on aviation STEM activities. Then, everyone sets up camp and sleeps under the wings of our rare and historic planes! Pizza dinner, snack, and a light breakfast are included.
Overnights can be customized for any church group, club, or other youth organization, so let us know you’re interested and we can build the event activities to fit your group. All Overnights include the Pilot Experience where youth preflight check a real Mooney Ovation plane, take our piloting orientation, and fly the simulators on a training flight. Scouts BSA complete the requirements for the Aviation merit badge using our exhibit halls and flight simulators. Cubs and Webelos have a fun-filled night of flying on the sims, launching stomp jets, and more. American Heritage Girls can complete the Aviation Badge for all age levels and Girl Scouts can work on badge activities like the Brownies Fling Flyer and the Junior Balloon Car Challenges.
Overnight Options
We are accepting reservations for single group Overnights with a minimum of 30 youth and a maximum of 80 to 100 youth depending on the type of group and activities.
Our individual registration Multi-Troop Scout Overnights are back! The individual registration events allow smaller scout groups that cannot meet the large group minimum to join together on predetermined nights.
Questions: Education@lonestarflight.org
Registration
Pricing
Youth and siblings: $60 each
Adults: $50 each
Ages 5-11 require 1 adult per 3 children, ages 11-17 require 1 adult per 5 children.
Scout parents/Troop leaders must be aware of and follow BSA and GSA chaperone requirements such as Youth Protection rules and medical release forms. Parents and leaders are responsible for the safety and behavior of all youth.
Large Group Registration
Groups with over 30 youth:
To start the process of selecting a date, fill out the form at the bottom of the page. The LSFM Overnight coordinator will contact you within a few days.
This Overnight option is for any type of youth group.
To secure a date, a deposit for 30 youth is required. ($1,800) If the headcount of falls below 30 youth participants, the group will be required to pay for 30 or the event will be cancelled.
A photo/liability release form is required. If a leader is registering an entire group, please distribute the form.
You may opt out of the photo release, but the liability release is mandatory for overnight stays.
Multi-Troop Registration
Cub Scout Activities Overnight
Click the date to begin the registration process.
Registrants can consist of small groups or individuals with parents. Participants will complete activities together and sleep in the same hangar.
Photo/liability release are included in the online registration process.
Event Schedule
Scouts BSA Aviation Merit Badge
Evening Schedule
| 6:00 pm Arrive / Start Check-in |
| 6:30-7:00 pm Pizza party |
| 7:00-7:15 pm Introduction |
| 7:15-8:00 pm Preflight Inspection and Flight Simulator |
| 8:00-10:30 pm Fundamentals of Flight Class, Completion of requirements in exhibits, building gliders |
| 10:30-11:00 pm Debrief – Set up Camp |
| 11:00 pm Lights out |
| 7:00 am Breakfast |
| 8:00 am Dismissed |
Scouts BSA merit badge requirements completed: 1a-e, 2bd, 3b, 4c, 5
Customizable Evening Schedule
Cubs, Webelos, AH Girls, Girl Scouts, other youth groups
| 6:00 pm Arrive / Start Check-in | |
| 6:30-7:00 pm Pizza party | |
| 7:00-10:00 pm Activity Rotations* | |
| 10:00-10:30 pm Set up camp | |
| 11:00 pm Lights out | |
| 7:00 am Breakfast | |
| 8:00 am Dismissed |
*Overnight activities include scavenger hunts through historic planes, hands-on in the Flight Academy, preflight aircraft inspection, flight simulators, and Stomp Jet plane launcher craft. All activities are led by museum staff and volunteers.
American Heritage Girls Requirements Completed:
Pathfinder/Tenderhearts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Explorers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Pioneer/Patriots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13
More Information
Overnight Details:
- Minimum age is 5 years. Siblings are welcome at scout overnights, but minimum age is 5 years.
- Groups arrive at 6:00 pm and depart by 8:00 am the following morning.
- Next day museum admission is not included.
- Gift Shop will be open in the evening during check-in by request.
- Scouts BSA activities will complete the requirements for the Aviation merit badge.
- American Heritage Girls of all ages will complete the requirements for the Aviation Badge.
- Parents and chaperones are responsible for the safety and behavior of the children and should follow the rules. No running is allowed in the museum.
- Cheese/pepperoni pizza and drinks for dinner, a late snack, and a light breakfast will be provided by the museum.
- Electrical outlets are available for medical devices.
- There is plenty of parking in front of the museum.
What to Bring:
- Submit the LSFM Photo/Liability Release signed by parents or guardians of all child participants at check-in.(Single, large group only)
- People with food allergies may bring their own dinner and breakfast.
- Wear a T-shirt and comfortable shorts that can be slept in as restrooms and changing facilities are limited. Scouts should not wear dress uniform.
- Bring minimal toiletries.
- Participants will be sleeping on concrete hangar floors. Blow-up air mattresses or plenty of padding is recommended with a sleeping bag. Cots are allowed as long as they have wooden or plastic feet.
Do Not Bring:
- Please be considerate and leave behind anything that would disturb others (i.e. large items, noisy items, etc.).
- Extra items or valuables. There is no place to secure valuables so bring as little as possible.
- Tents or any bedding such as a cot that has metal feet that may scratch the floor.
Large Group Registration Form
Complete the form below to start the process of selecting a date for groups with a minimum of 30 youth. The Overnight Coordinator will contact you within a few days to discuss availability.
All registration for Multi-Troop registration is completed at the link above.