by EAA | Jan 26, 2025 | Chapters, Youth & Young Eagles
By Ann Toole, EAA Chapters 231 and 186 OctoberSkies was a great joint chapter experiment. It was a gathering of talent and resources with the aim of providing a deeper and more involved aviation experience for high school students interested in aviation. When four...
by EAA | Dec 18, 2024 | Chapters, EAA, EAA member, EAA Young Eagles, Member Stories, Milestones, Youth & Young Eagles
By Gary Brossett, EAA Lifetime 375866, EAA Chapter 677 President Lola Waldrep, EAA 1399617, soloed a Cessna 172N on November 24, 2024, at Lanett Regional Airport in Alabama. When she opened the airplane door, her instructor asked how it was flying alone for the first...
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 | Nov 3, 2024 | EAA, EAA chapter, EAA member, Learning to Fly, Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles
By Joel Kersting, EAA 882109 On August 21, 2024, Emily Ericson and Nathan Ewens both passed their private pilot checkrides, becoming certified private pilots. Emily, EAA 1571675, is a senior at Grand Rapids High School in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Nathan is a freshman...
