EAA
Chapter 892
Young Eagles
The
next Young Eagles Day:
Saturday
May
10th, 2008
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Rain
date:
Sunday, May 11th, 2008
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Questions
not answered below?
859 913 0747
The
last Young Eagles Day:
Saturday
October 27th, 2007
10:00
AM - 2:00 PM
We
flew lots of kids!
Our
Young Eagles events continue to fly more kids
and we all have a
great time. We hope to see you there.
Click HERE
To See The Fall 2006 Pictures.
What
is the Young Eagles program?
The Young Eagles program is an
international effort, sponsored by the Experimental
Aircraft Association, and implemented by the local EAA
chapters. The goal is to provide a fun and educational
aviation experience for children ages eight to seventeen.
Many adults enjoy aviation today because they had a positive
flying experience early in life. The Young Eagles program is
an effort to give that wonderful experience to someone else by
giving back to the community. Well over a million Young
Eagle flights have been flown, and many of these kids have grown
up and chosen a career in aviation.
Where are the local
Young Eagles flights?
EAA chapter 892 usually has two Young
Eagles days per year, one in the spring and one in the fall.
The exact dates are determined a few months in advance and will be
posted in the yellow box on the top of this web page. Press
Ctrl-D to bookmark this page (Command-D for Mac users) and return
for the latest information. Our Young Eagle flights take
place at the Richmond
Madison County Airport. Take I-75 exit 77 between
Richmond and Berea, onto route 595 heading west toward Paint Lick
and Kirksville (away from Berea). Drive a tenth of a mile
and turn right, between the Shell and BP gas stations, onto Peggy
Flats Road. Drive 2.1 miles and turn right onto Madison
Airport Road. Drive nine tenths of a mile. The airport
is on your left. You can't miss it.
Other local EAA
chapters fly Young Eagles as well, including Mount
Sterling and Georgetown.
These events are usually well advertised.
Are these
Young Eagle flights really free?
Yes. Most airports
charge $50 to $100 for local sight seeing flights, but our Young
Eagles flights are completely free. The object of the Young
Eagles program is to make aviation accessible to all kids, and
charging any money would detract from that goal. Our reward
is seeing the smiles on the kid's faces when they fly.
What
is included in a Young Eagles flight?
Most Young Eagles
flights last ten or fifteen minutes. The airplane will
depart from the runway, fly around a few minutes so kids can
experience flight and maybe even fly the plane by themselves, and
then return and land at the same airport. One to three kids
will be flown in each plane. Kids will be able to see the
world from a different perspective. It's the next best thing
to soaring like a bird.
Are these Young Eagles flights
safe?
All of the airplanes have airworthiness certificates
issued by the Federal Aviation
Administration and have been inspected by an FAA certified
mechanic within the past twelve months. All the pilots have
current pilot certificates and medical certificates issued by the
FAA. We are committed to
making Young Eagles flights as safe as they can be.
What
are the Young Eagles requirements?
Children ages 8-17 are
eligible for Young Eagles flights. A release form must be
signed by the parent or legal guardian. Release forms will
be available at the Young Eagles event.
Can I bring a
large group of kids?
Yes! We make an intentional
effort to reach out to Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, schools, and other
places where there are large groups of kids. Just remember
to have a signed release form for each child. If you're
planning on bringing more than ten kids, please contact us a few
weeks in advance so we can make certain we have sufficient planes
and pilots. We can provide release forms in advance so
parents can sign them without making a trip to the airport.
Contact us or more information at 859-913-0747.
Can
adults fly in the Young Eagles program?
The national Young
Eagles program is for kids only. However, our local chapter
makes an effort to fly parents or other adults as "Old
Buzzards", after the Young Eagles event. Old Buzzards
are not part of the Young Eagles program. Old Buzzard
flights are simply demo flights for adults. The main focus
of our Young Eagles Day is to fly kids, so the kids come first.
Old Buzzards are flown if no kids are waiting to fly. The
best time for an Old Buzzard flight is later in the afternoon,
after the kids have flown.
Are there any other
activities planned for Young Eagles Day?
We usually do
something else that's related to aviation, but it's different each
time. In the past, we've offered some ground school
instruction, we've had paper airplane seminars, and we've had a
WWII Link Trainer flight simulator. We'll keep varying the
support activities to keep it interesting for those kids who
return for every Young Eagles Day. The parts that will stay
the same for each Young Eagles Day are free airplane rides for
kids, reasonably priced food and beverages, and restroom
facilities.
Where can I learn more about the Young
Eagles program?
For more information, please visit the
national Young Eagles
website.
How do I contact the local Young Eagles
coordinator for more information?
You can email us at
or call
859-913-0747.
How many Young Eagles have been flown
locally?
You can check the official status of the EAA
chapter 892 Young Eagles flights registered in the world's
largest logbook.
Make
plans to attend the next EAA chapter 892 Young Eagles Day and have
your name added to the world's largest logbook!
If you've
already flown, check to see if you're in the logbook.
Be patient. There may be a delay of a month or so before
your flight is registered.
Here are some images from previous Young Eagles
Days:
Rusty MacSwords flew the most Young Eagles, flying three at
a time in his Piper. He was so busy flying kids, we didn't
get a good picture of the kids! But they had a great time.
They enjoyed it almost as much as Rusty.
Bill Daugherty flew a lot of Young Eagles, also three at a
time in the Cessna 172.
Maybe next time, we can talk Bill
into flying some Young Eagles in his helicopter. That would
be an E-ticket ride, for sure. We'd have EAA members trying
(badly) to pass themselves off as 17 year olds.
Brad Gammill flew a lot of Young Eagles in his Cessna
Aerobat. Brad frequently flies aerobatic maneuvers in his
plane, but not during Young Eagle flights.
This little girl
looked very happy to be a Young Eagle.
Joe Sanchez was flying Young Eagles in Roger Jones' Cessna
150. Roger is an accomplished ultralight (trike) pilot and
glider pilot. He's using his plane to take lessons.
After the FAA signs off on Roger's new pilot's license, he'll
probably be flying Young Eagles.
This young gentleman was
Joe's 100th Young Eagle. Congratulations to both!
What do kids think of flying? Click HERE
to find out.