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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 ...
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 program reached that goal, [20] and has continued, with more than 2 million young people flown as of July 2016 and more introduced to and educated around the benefits of general aviation. [21] The Young Eagles program has been overseen by a series of nationally famous chairmen: Cliff Robertson - founding chairman, film and stage actor (1992 ...
The Young Eagles program introduces children to their first plane ride with free events nationwide. "For the Young Eagles event, it's usually a handful of us pilots from Alamogordo that will take ...
The Project Schoolflight program was initially overseen by both men but it grew so quickly that it became administered by the EAA's Air Museum Foundation instead. The project dissolved around 1978, and would eventually help inspire the founding of the very successful EAA Young Eagles program, established in 1992.
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 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.
At the 2016 event, Tucker was joined by past EAA Young Eagles chairmen Harrison Ford, Chesley Sullenberger and Jeff Skiles as they flew the 2 millionth Young Eagle. [7] In July 2018, NFL player Jimmy Graham became co-chairman of the program, with Tucker.