by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 1, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250918, Aviation News, Briefings, EAA, Experimental Aircraft Associaiton, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, Young Eagles
Young people who are pursuing an interest in flight through the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program now have additional free support as they learn, thanks to the new Young Eagles Connect portal that connects them with mentors who can offer...
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 | Jun 27, 2024 | EAA, EAA chapter, EAA Chapter 534, Eagle Flights, learn to fly, Learning to Fly, Young Eagles, youth, Youth & Young Eagles
By Ted Luebbers, EAA 875984 Luke Nunez, now a certified private pilot, flew his first Young Eagle on May 11, 2024, at the Leesburg International Airport in Leesburg, Florida. This occurred during a regular Young Eagles rally held by EAA Chapter 534. About two years...
by EAA | Jun 27, 2024 | EAA Chapter 322, EAA Young Eagles, International Young Eagles, IYED, Learning to Fly, Young Eagles, Youth & Young Eagles
EAA has a long history of engendering the passion for flying amongst its members as well as the youths of the world. EAA is a worldwide organisation with International Young Eagles Day being one of its premier aviation events. The South African EAA Chapter 322 has...
by EAA | Mar 1, 2024 | Young Eagles, Youth & Young Eagles
It all began on May 30, 2012, when I stepped onto a United Airlines Airbus A320 for the first time. At the time I was only four years old going to Disney World. That day I thought I was going to the happiest place on Earth, but I found my happiest place on Earth on...
by EAA | Nov 22, 2023 | Young Eagles, Youth & Young Eagles
We write and share a lot of stories about our Young Eagles program and how much those first flights mean to kids, but it’s not often that we get a story like this one, straight from the source. Read...
