Florida EAA chapter turns donated Mini Max into a learning lab as kids rebuild the tornado damaged aircraft.
Young Eagles
Second generation Young Eagle receives EAA Young Eagles Leadership Award
A second generation Young Eagle receives the Phillips 66 Aviation Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Young Eagles Leadership Award.
Next step milestone for Young Eagles
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — A milestone has been reached by the Experimental Aircraft Association, as 50,000 Young Eagles have taken the next step in their aviation journeys by enrolling in Sporty’s Learn to Fly Course after their EAA Young Eagles flights. “More than 2 million young people have been introduced to airplanes and […]
200 and counting…
President and CEO of Sporty’s, Michael Wolf, recently reached a milestone, flying his 200th Young Eagle. Michael’s support for the Young Eagles program dates back to September 1996 when he flew 14 youths on his first day as a Young Eagles pilot as part of EAA Chapter 174’s annual fall rally. He said his original […]
Dads for a Day help Young Eagles take flight
Several young people got their first chance to take to the skies at a Young Eagles event hosted by Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 at Leesburg International Airport in Florida on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. Dads for a Day, a mentoring group of adults for young people based in the Villages, Florida, brought several kids […]
Young Eagles take flight at KLEE
Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534, based at Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Florida hosted a group of kids for a Young Eagles day on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. It was a beautiful morning to fly with nary a cloud in the sky. On this day the chapter provided four fixed-wing aircraft, one helicopter and five […]
Low Country Boy Scouts take flight
EAA Chapter 477 teamed with the Hiram E. Mann Tuskegee Airmen Chapter to hold a Boy Scout/Young Eagle gathering Oct. 14, 2017, at the Low Country Regional Airport (KRBW) in Walterboro, S.C. According to officials with the SouthEast Aviators, it was a fun-filled day with speakers and local news stations broadcasting live. Retired Gen. Harrold Mitchell, USAF, and […]
Youth Aviation Club learns aircraft maintenance
Santa Ynez Valley youth who participate in the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 491 Youth Aviation Club will have the opportunity to learn about required annual inspections performed on general aviation aircraft at their monthly meeting Oct. 21 at Santa Ynez Valley Airport in California. Conducting the class is Robert “Captain Bob” Perry, a commercial pilot […]
Into the wild blue yonder
A group of young folks came to Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Leesburg, Florida, Oct. 7, 2017, to take flight for the first time as part of the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 Young Eagles day. At 9 a.m. cars with kids and adult leaders from the “Dads for a Day” program based in the […]