by EAA | Dec 6, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Young Eagles, Member Stories, Young Eagles, Youth & Young Eagles
By Gary Brossett, EAA Lifetime 375866 On October 26, Hudson Williams, EAA 1618429, joined the ranks of EAA Chapter 677 youths that have flown Young Eagles, introducing six area young people to aviation, all of which were first-time flyers. When asked why he wanted to...
by EAA | Dec 3, 2024 | Chapters, EAA, EAA chapter, EAA member, EAA Young Eagles, Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles
By Carol Enright, Wings of Hope At a hangar at Spirit of St. Louis Airport (KSUS) in Chesterfield, Missouri, EAA Chapter 1675 and aviation nonprofit Wings of Hope have forged a special relationship. For the past three years, the local EAA chapter has been providing...
by EAA | Nov 24, 2024 | Chapters, EAA, EAA member, EAA Young Eagles, Learning to Fly, Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles
By Ginger Jabour, EAA 1465016, EAA Chapter 288 Newsletter Editor “What is an airplane? I hear them and someone tried to explain it to me, but I don’t get it.” Answering that question for a sighted person is easy enough; show them a picture and give a brief...
by EAA | Sep 10, 2024 | Chapters, EAA, EAA chapter, EAA member, EAA Young Eagles, Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles
By John Muhle, EAA 1360048, EAA Chapter 289 President It was Wings and Wheels in the summer of 2022, and a young man had made plans to attend the event with his dad, Grant, and a friend. Ryland Anderson was 18 and had tried a few different career paths, but he wasn’t...
by EAA | Jul 24, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA Young Eagles, learn to fly, Learning to Fly, youth, Youth & Young Eagles
By Paul Maloy, EAA Director of Education Far too often, teenagers are categorically labeled as inadequate, unmotivated, unfocused, and lazy. However, the truth for many teens is exactly the opposite! With an appropriate goal in mind, they are driven to accomplish...
by Angela Satterlee | Jul 3, 2024 | EAA, EAA chapter, EAA Chapter 1682, EAA Young Eagles, International Young Eagles, Learning to Fly, Youth & Young Eagles
For International Young Eagles Day, EAA Chapter 1682, led by Bill Wright, EAA 663877, was busy putting together the first Young Eagles rally at its local airport in Cleveland, Oklahoma. Glen Dresback, EAA 709722, and his wife Cynthia Dresback, EAA 1587696, were...
