Young Eagles
Patrons of the Young Eagles Program on the
Olympic Peninsula
The Young Eagles program
was
launched in 1992 by EAA the Experimental Aircraft Association based in Oshkosh
Wisconsin. Our mission is to provide a meaningful flight experience – free of
charge – in a general aviation aircraft for young people (primarily between the
ages of 8 and 17.
The members of the Clallam County EAA chapter invite the youth and their parents
or guardians to attend one of our annual YOUNG EAGLE EVENTS. Our first one this
year is scheduled for 9 May 2009 at Sequim Valley Airport flights now planned
at Port Angeles airport with dates to be determined. Flights are weather
dependent as we need Visual Flight Rule weather (VFR) weather. The Chapter
welcomes all interested youth and parents; you can join the family of friendly
people who are eager to help your child experience the thrill of flight. We of
course encourage students to pursue their schools courses in math and science
hopefully develop a passion for living a well rounded life. We of course think
aviation could become an important part of your life’s journey. The web sites
below are a sampling of educational visits for you to take via the internet.
There are many educational sources available to us today from many aviation
organizations. We in the chapter would like to help mentor interested youth
along that path. We in the chapter invite you to also to become a member in the
EAA and the local chapter. The chapter web site has a calendar of scheduled
meetings and events and you are invited to attend those meetings.
I encourage you to contact the young Eagle Coordinator of Chapter 430 for
information and scheduling.
http://www.youngeagles.org/parents/faq.asp
http://www.youngeagles.org/programs/aeroscholars/overview.asp
www.aeroscholars.com
Rachel Haugland's First Solo Flight @
KCLM 2009
Rachel started out as a Young Eagle
Volunteer
and is working toward her college degree
as well as the pursuit of a pilots license.
Click her
to see her flight
Message from Sully and Jeff the
Co-Chairmen
We would
both like to express to everyone in the EAA community our excitement about our
new roles as Co-chairmen of the EAA Young Eagles program. We are honored and
humbled to accept this position within the EAA organization and look forward to
working with you all to further this great cause.
Together,
we share a kinship as aviators and a responsibility to inspire those who follow.
Our passion for flight and our sense of family in the company of other aviators
must be introduced to the pilots, aviation professionals and enthusiasts who
will follow in our footsteps. The EAA and its many members have challenged
themselves to take the lead in this effort. The Young Eagles program has
harnessed the enthusiasm and drive of the entire EAA organization to promote
aviation and encourage, inspire and enlighten the aviation leaders of tomorrow.
The two of us share that commitment with you. Together we will move forward and
build upon the solid foundation left by those that came before us, working to
inspire youth into aviation and promote their many achievements.
The two of
us come from different aviation backgrounds, but a passion for flight binds us
together, as it binds us all within the EAA community. Through the Young Eagles
program we look forward to partnering with you and sharing our passion with
youth, both through our local EAA Chapters and our individual efforts. We are
enthusiastic about moving forward with Harrison Ford’s message that by applying
themselves, being self disciplined and focusing on goals, a Young Eagle can
“earn” the reward of flight. We would like to add our own emphasis on training,
preparation and leadership to the EAA Young Eagles vocabulary. As professional
pilots and through our experience on US Airways Flight 1549, the two of us know
the value of these basic tenets of aviation and will promote and encourage their
importance as our contribution to the EAA Young Eagle message.
To advance
and ensure the future of general aviation, we must all join as ambassadors for
flight and share our experiences with the generation that follows. As part of
this effort, the EAA Young Eagles program has introduced many children and
teenagers to a world they might never have had an opportunity to experience, and
we are thrilled to join the EAA community in continuing this noble effort into
the future. As pilots, we are united by our unique ability to break the bonds
of earth and reach for the clouds. In partnership with the EAA Young Eagles and
youth education programs, we can share in inspiring and grooming the next
generation of aviation enthusiasts and leaders. The two of us are eager to join
with each and every one of you in making our mutual passion for flight the
legacy we pass on to the aviators of tomorrow.
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