The EAA Young Eagles program takes you from a free introductory flight for youth into the world of aviation. Start your aviation flight plan today!
Episode 2 “After that flight, I was hooked on aviation.” Meet another group of former Young Eagles and volunteer pilots and learn how they got involved with the program and in what ways it has impacted them. Listen as they explain the effect that the freedom of flight can have.Episode ...
Young Eagles is a program created by the US Experimental Aircraft Association designed to give children between the ages of 8 to 17 a chance to fly in a general aviation airplane free of charge. The program was launched in 1992 and, by fall of 2009, has flown more than 1.5 million ...
The Young Eagles program was started by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in an effort to stimulate interest in aviation for young people. Children between the ages of 8 and 17 are offered a free airplane ride around the Big Bear area by pilots from the Pilot’s Association. Pilots...
“Some of them are more interested in aviation than others,” he said. Ford only has one child that is “Young Eagles” age. “I have a daughter who’s 14, and a son who’s slightly over the line; he’s 18,” he said.
INTERNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Every year on the second Saturday in June, International Young Eagles Day encourages young members of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) to participate in its Young Eagles Program. It’s also a day for EAA members to share their passion for aviation with ot...
Ex: Young Eagles rallies, Young Eagles Build and Fly, Ray Aviation Scholarship, other, etc. Event Information Desired Event Start Date* Please provide the start date of your program. Workshop Format* Will your workshop be a one-day program, multiple consecutive days, weekly, or monthly? Plea...
"I didn't come to aviation until late in my life," said Ford. "In a way, aviation helped me reinvent my life. The most important thing I've done, to this point, is to work with the EAA and the Young Eagles program." EAA President Tom Poberezny added, "Sully and Jeff are ...
AirplanesEAAFlyingWhiteman AirportYoung Eagles Meg GodlewskiAuthor Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Cent...
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