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...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 9, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231019, Aviation News, Briefings, EAA, Experimental Aircraft Association, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, Young Eagles
EAA Chapter 579 in Aurora, Illinois, which has been one of the most active chapters over three decades of the Young Eagles program, reached a milestone on Sept. 23, 2023, when it surpassed 20,000 Young Eagles flown. Read...
by Janice Wood | Sep 21, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230921, Aviation News, EAA, Experimental Aircraft Association, Feature, Floatplane, flying, General Aviation, Pilots, seaplane, Young Eagles
After 20 years of giving Young Eagles flights, Minnesota pilot Rusty Eichorn designed a T-shirt to give to his young passengers. Read...
by Ted Luebbers | Sep 20, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231005, Aviation News, EAA, EAA Chapter 534, Experimental Aircraft Association, Feature, flying, General Aviation, Pilots, Young Eagles
Five years ago, Rosie Rivera had her first flight in a general aviation plane as a Young Eagle. On Sept. 16, 2023, she was in the pilot’s seat when Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 held a Young Eagles rally at Leesburg International Airport (KLEE). Read...
