A partnership between the Experimental Aircraft Association and Sporty’s Pilot Shop has allowed more than 15,000 Young Eagles to pursue aviation interests beyond their first flight through Sporty’s Complete Flight Training Course, as part of EAA’s Flight Plan program, which provides free access to Sporty’s Complete Flight Training Course online. Since the joint effort began […]
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Phillips 66 raffling Young Eagles rides on Tri-motor
Young Eagles visiting AirVenture this week can stop by the Phillips 66 Aviation tent and register to win a flight on EAA’s meticulously restored Tri-Motor. Winners will be announced daily at 2 p.m. A Ford Tri-Motor was one of the original corporate planes for Phillips 66 Aviation. Eight decades ago, Phillips Petroleum Co-founder Frank Phillips […]
Indiana couple’s ‘persistent mission’ to get kids flying
OSHKOSH, Wis. – Don’t tell David and Laramie Resler that America’s young people aren’t interested in general aviation. The Indiana couple – winners of the 2012 Phillips 66 Aviation Leadership Award – is on a persistent mission to get kids and their parents interested in flying. The Reslers have personally introduced 700 kids to the […]
Bruce’s Custom Covers donates auction items to support Young Eagles
During AirVenture Oshkosh 2012, the Experimental Aircraft Association will be raising funds in support of the Young Eagles program with its online auction. The auction is now live online. The auction ends July 20 at 12 p.m. CDT. Among the many items up for auction is a custom-fitted aircraft covering system from Bruce’s Custom Covers. […]
International Learn to Fly Day May 19
EAA’s third annual International Learn to Fly Day will be held Saturday, May 19. Local EAA chapters are leading the way for this aviation community-wide effort, according to EAA officials. Chapters will offer adult orientation flights, which are similar to EAA’s Young Eagles program, which has offered free flights to more than 1.6 million kids […]
Georgia EAA chapter flies 248 Young Eagles in 2011
Chattahoochee Valley Chapter 677 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA 677), based at Columbus Airport (CSG) in Columbus, Ga., reports it carried 248 Young Eagles during 2011, including 13 who flew on Dec. 31. The EAA Young Eagles program is designed to introduce children between 8 and 17 years old to general aviation by providing […]
Sporty’s, EAA working on ‘What’s Next’
At an EAA chapter leadership ice cream social at the end of the first day of the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In, EAA‘s Tom Poberenzy and Sporty’s Hal Shever’s informally introduced a joint effort to help Young Eagle‘s flight recipient’s take a next step. Details will be provided at a Thursday press conference, but in general, […]