by EAA | May 5, 2025 | Member Stories, youth
By Michael Friend, EAA 51201 Eight or nine years ago, your author and Joel Mapes of EAA Chapter 406 in Bremerton, Washington, had an idea to create something that went beyond EAA’s Young Eagles program. Young Eagles has been a tremendous success, with well over two...
by Emme Hornung | Mar 30, 2025 | EAA Young Eagles, Member Stories, youth, Youth & Young Eagles
Young Eagles rallies can be magical for a number of reasons, but a recent EAA Chapter 17 rally at KMNV in Tennessee seemed to have an extra bit of magic for two EAA members. When the June 2023 issue of EAA Sport Aviation found its way into the hands of young Denver,...
by EAA | Mar 21, 2025 | Chapters, EAA Young Eagles, Member Stories, workshop, youth, Youth & Young Eagles
By Mark Wiencek, EAA 96072 Here is an update about EAA Chapter 977, located in Lake City, Florida, on Cannon Creek Airpark (15FL). Although we have had great success with our Young Eagles rallies, we wanted to leverage our heated and air-conditioned chapter hangar for...
by EAA | Feb 28, 2025 | airplane building, Member Stories, Sling Aircraft, youth, Youth & Young Eagles, youth build
Story and photography by Devin Wilson In 2019, Naples Youth Aviation Project was launched by EAA Chapter 1067. Nineteen of us, including myself, joined as youth builders to construct a Sling 2 experimental aircraft. The entire project was funded solely through...
by EAA | Jul 27, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, Higher Learning, youth, Youth & Young Eagles
By Jim Roberts On opening day of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, members of the Vintage Aircraft Association (VAA) gathered to christen the new Charles W. Harris Youth Aviation Center. The facility houses workstations, tools, and exhibits, all designed to open the world...
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...
