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May 28—Area young people ages 8-17 will have a chance to take to the skies on June 8, as the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter No. 386 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at Austin ...
The Young Eagles is a program created by the US Experimental Aircraft Association designed to give children between the ages of 8 and 17 an opportunity to experience flight in a general aviation airplane while educating them about aviation. The program is offered free of charge with costs covered by the volunteers.
The flights will take place from 8:30-11:30 a.m. on Sept. 14 at the Pellston Regional Airport for children ages 8 to 17.
It is also popular among owners and pilots of kit-built aircraft, and the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has a very strong presence at Colorado Air and Space Port, which frequently hosts the EAA Young Eagles Rallies. In 2011, the State of Colorado applied to the FAA to certify Colorado Air and Space Port as a spaceport. [4]
The aircraft experienced engine issues while on a test flight for a flying club that had just purchased the aircraft. [10] On June 29, 2021, an unspecified incident occurred at the airport. [11] On October 15, 2015, a Comp Air Inc. (Plambeck) CA8 experimental airplane was substantially damaged while landing at Ray Community Airport. The pilot ...
Jul. 26—Area young people ages 8-17 will have a chance to take to the skies on Saturday, Aug. 6th, as the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter No. 386 hosts a Young Eagles Flight ...
Young Eagles, a program of the Experimental Aircraft Association, tries to host these flights at least once a year. "EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) came from Wisconsin, and this has been ...
The EAA was founded in 1953 by veteran aviator Paul Poberezny along with other aviation enthusiasts. The organization began as more or less a flying club.Poberezny explains the nature of the organization's name, "Because the planes we flew were modified or built from scratch, they were required to display an EXPERIMENTAL placard where it could be seen on the door or cockpit, so it was quite ...