Rusty Eichorn submitted this photo and note: “As one of the almost 500 Young Eagles flights I have done, I can only hope the view for this little girl will be ingrained in her mind as she gets older. Maybe someday she’ll want to be in the front seat. That’s why I fly Young Eagles.”
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Michigan pilot tops 2,400 Young Eagles flights
Douglas Conciatu, who has been flying Young Eagles for 30 years, won this year’s Phillips 66 Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Young Eagles Leadership Award.
Sporty’s Learn to Fly Course updated to be more user friendly for Young Eagles
Sporty’s Learn to Fly course — which is available free to Young Eagles — has been redesigned to make it much faster and easier to use, while being entirely mobile-friendly.
International Young Eagles Day returns June 12
“We are in many ways making International Young Eagles Day the restart point for the Young Eagles program after the COVID pandemic put most flights on hiatus for the past year,” said Jack J. Pelton, EAA’s CEO and chairman of the board.
Sporty’s Foundation giving tops $160,000 in 2020
Bequests were made to organizations from the Young Eagles to aviation scholarships to the Recreational Aviation Foundation.
EAA launches AeroEducate for kids 5 to 18
“AeroEducate aims to take that youthful discovery and fascination with flight into a positive direction that builds goals and fun for young people, as well as resources for their parents, teachers, and local mentors.”
Aviation youth camps take off at Fargo Air Museum
“There are so many aspects of aviation that many people never get the chance to see up close. We want to help change that for the upcoming generation.”
Young Eagles workshops introduced
The workshops are geared toward introducing kids to the basic elements of airplanes and aviation.
Minnesota couple honored with Young Eagles Leadership Award
Since the early 2000s, Dave has flown more than 1,100 Young Eagles.