January 5, 2026January 5, 2026

Santa Arrives in Lyncrest, Manitoba

EAA Canada, Youth Outreach

By Brooke Van Gelderen, Manitoba 99s, Photos by Jay Ladouceur On the frosty morning of November 29, Santa brought just enough snow to land his airplane at the Lyncrest Airport ... Read more

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025

Ray Scholar Sends Thanks to Lightspeed

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

By Joel Kersting, EAA 882109, EAA Chapter 412 Holly Sylvester, EAA 1579274, is EAA Chapter 412’s 2025 Ray scholar. Holly had started her flight training before being awarded a $1,000 chapter scholarship ... Read more

December 16, 2025December 17, 2025

EAA Chapter 582 Hosts Special Young Eagles Rally

Chapters, Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

Story and photos courtesy of EAA Chapter 582 In early October, EAA Chapter 582 hosted a special Young Eagles rally for youths from The Program Inc., a community organization dedicated ... Read more

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025

Ceremonial Ribbon Cutting for EAA Chapter 878 Classroom

Chapters, Youth Outreach

By Wayne Flury, EAA Lifetime 117059 Third year of Build and Fly program marks first utilization of new classroom/multi-purpose room Anyone who has ever endured a home remodeling project knows ... Read more

December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

Private Pilot Milestone: Ray Scholar Greyson Young

Milestones, Youth Outreach

By Gary Brossett, EAA Chapter 677 President Ray scholar Greyson Young, EAA 1579881, earned his private pilot certificate on November 23, 2025. He was introduced to the Chattahoochee Valley EAA ... Read more

December 4, 2025December 4, 2025

Solo Milestone: Ray Aviation Scholar TJ Hess

Milestones, Youth Outreach

By Jeff Hess, EAA 1505814, EAA Chapter 586 Congratulations to TJ Hess, EAA 1366493, for his first private pilot solo on November 11! It was a great day for him ... Read more

November 26, 2025November 26, 2025

Scout Shares What EAA Means to Her

Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

By James Clark, EAA Lifetime 466543 11-year-old Margaret Clark, my daughter, is working on her communications and aviation merit badges for Scouting America, and she would love to share the ... Read more

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025

What We Should Be Asking Ray Scholarship Applicants

Chapters, Youth Outreach

By Clark Morawetz, EAA Canadian Council, Captain Porter Airlines   (I thought you might find these questions revealing since we have an article about one of Chapter 115’s first Ray ... Read more

October 3, 2025November 4, 2025

Winnipeg Build and Fly Day

Chapters, EAA Canada, Youth Outreach

By James Slade, President, EAA Chapter 63 On August 16, EAA Chapter 63’s AeroEducate Director Eds Mondares organized a very successful Build and Fly day for Winnipeg Chapter 63. We are ... Read more

September 18, 2025October 31, 2025

Young Eagles Workshop Project and Keepsake

Chapters, Youth Outreach

By Terry Cusack, EAA Lifetime 213150 A couple of our chapter members recently collaborated on a new metal project for our annual summer campers. We were seeking something with the ... Read more

August 29, 2025October 20, 2025

From Patient to Pilot: How a Teen Aviator Is Using Flight to Inspire Hope Around the World

EAA Canada, Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

By Jennifer Langdon and Byron Waller, EAA 1670717, Australia At just 15 years old, Byron Waller is preparing to do something extraordinary: become the youngest supported pilot to fly around ... Read more

August 21, 2025November 12, 2025

Growing the EAA Chapter 1116 Scholarship Program

Chapters, Youth Outreach

By Angela Satterlee   EAA Chapter 1116 is honoring the legacy of longtime EAA member, Young Eagles volunteer pilot, and Chapter 1116 treasurer Martin (Marty) Davidow, EAA 665941, by giving ... Read more

August 14, 2025October 31, 2025

Old Ray Scholar Teaches New Ray Scholar

Chapters, Youth Outreach

By Scott Thompson, President, EAA Chapter 1541 Way back sometime in 2018, I had the pleasure of participating in a Young Eagles rally held by our chapter, EAA Chapter 1541, ... Read more

August 7, 2025October 31, 2025

EAA Chapter 5 Hosts Youth Summer Camp

Chapters, Youth Outreach

By Sherry Niederkorn, EAA Lifetime 1277308   The EAA Chapter 5 Summer Youth Aviation Camp 2025 is officially in the logbook and on record for “reaching the sky” with this ... Read more

July 26, 2025October 20, 2025

Teen Cousins Grant and Abby Fly Their Grandfather’s Stearman to Oshkosh

AirVenture, Youth Outreach

At just 18 years old, cousins Grant, EAA Lifetime 1507620, and Abby Keller are two of the youngest members of EAA Chapter 384, and they’ve already made their mark by ... Read more