EAA Chapter 534’s Youth Aviation Program pairs kids with mentors to help them learn about restoring aircraft and more.
Visiting the Gee Bees at Fantasy of Flight
Ted Luebbers visits Kermit Weeks’ Fantasy of Flight in Florida and gets an up-close look at the Gee Bees.
Kids learn about aviation working on Mini-Max
Florida EAA chapter turns donated Mini Max into a learning lab as kids rebuild the tornado damaged aircraft.
A visit to Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
A weekend visit to the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is akin to walking into the past.
A trip to the French Air and Space Museum
A friend of mine in Experimental Aviation Association Chapter 534 who knew that my wife Joan and I would be spending some time in Paris, France, in May of this year suggested we visit the French Air and Space Museum, called Musee de L’air et de L’espace. He said “you will see things there that […]
EAA Chapter 543 launches new program to teach kids how to build aircraft
Youngsters in Lake County, Florida, who want to learn how to build and repair homebuilt experimental airplanes now can take advantage of a free program. Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534, based at the Leesburg International Airport in Leesburg, Florida, has launched a program to teach young people the technical aspects of building and repairing experimental […]
Teaching kids to work on airplanes
Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 recently held one of its Aviation Youth Saturday workshops at the Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Florida, teaching kids how to build and repair real experimental general aviation aircraft. According to chapter officials, EAA Chapter 534 has committed to building up its Aviation Youth Program to work with boys and girls […]
Experiencing virtual flight
Recently, 15 members of Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 based at Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Leesburg, Florida, experienced the sensations of virtual flight through the use of aircraft simulators at the SIMCOM Aviation Training Center in Orlando, Florida. The chapter’s program director, Paul Adrien, arranged the Jan. 27, 2018, visit to SIMCOM so members […]
Bad weather doesn’t dampen Mooney Lunch Group visit to KLEE
Mooney pilots gathered for the fourth consecutive year at the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 hangar at the Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Florida on Jan. 13, 2018. The EAA chapter hosted the Mooney Lunch Group in its hangar on a rather cloudy and cool day for Floridians, which limited the number of Mooney airplanes […]