July 23, 2025October 20, 2025

From Patient to Pilot

Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

Byron Waller, a 15-year-old from Brisbane, Australia, is using aviation to raise awareness about Crohn’s disease and show people they can overcome their limitations. Byron had been in and out ... Read more

July 11, 2025October 20, 2025

Chapter 485 Ray Scholar Continues to Excel

Learn to Fly, Youth Outreach

By Ralph Moser, EAA 702188, EAA Chapter 485 President EAA Chapter 485, the “Panhandle Pelicans” of Pensacola, Florida, would like to highlight the progress of Brian Harris, one of the ... Read more

July 11, 2025October 20, 2025

A Ray Scholar and Her Father Begin Flight Training Together

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

By Eric Wegner, EAA 329302, EAA Chapter 320 (Watertown, Wisconsin) President EAA Chapter 320’s 2025 Ray Aviation Scholarship recipient is Riley Runke, EAA 1655190. Receiving this scholarship is a big ... Read more

July 10, 2025October 20, 2025

Ray Scholar Hat Trick

Milestones, Youth Outreach

By Gary Brossett, EAA Lifetime 375866 What a month it has been! Lola Waldrep, EAA 1399617, earned her private pilot certificate on June 17, spent the next few days completing ... Read more

June 30, 2025November 4, 2025

Canadian Woman Awarded EAA Scholarship

EAA Canada, Youth Outreach

By Clark Morawetz, EAA Canadian Council, and Mackenzie Van Panhuis   This spring, Mackenzie Van Panhuis was awarded a $3,000 USD scholarship from EAA. Here is Mackenzie in her own ... Read more

May 19, 2025October 17, 2025

A Reluctant Young Eagle

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

By Bob Hartunian, EAA 529299 Back in 2021 after the COVID-19 issues, our EAA Chapter 768 in Apple Valley, California, ran a Young Eagles rally on a Saturday morning. I ... Read more

May 19, 2025October 17, 2025

Full Circle at 400: Why I Fly Young Eagles

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

By Mathieu Labs, EAA Lifetime 678257, EAA Chapter 1710 President & Young Eagles Coordinator On the afternoon of Friday, April 11, I had the privilege of completing my 400th Young ... Read more

May 15, 2025October 20, 2025

We Weren’t Supposed to Find Each Other — But We Did

AirVenture, Youth Outreach

By Jessica Schaefer, EAA 1284501   Four teens. One week. And the unbeatable experience of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. They came from different towns, different families, and completely different aviation backgrounds ... Read more

May 6, 2025November 4, 2025

Ruffled Feathers: Air Cadets — Canada’s Best-Kept Secret, Part 2 of 2

EAA Canada, Youth Outreach

By John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266 Montreal   As I alluded to in last month’s write-up, the Air Cadets are about much more than just learning how to fly. ... Read more

May 1, 2025October 31, 2025

An Idea for Youth Aviation Education Bears Fruit

Chapters, Youth Outreach

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 ... Read more

March 28, 2025October 20, 2025

Ruffled Feathers: Air Cadets — Canada’s Best-Kept Secret, Part 1 of 2

EAA Canada, Youth Outreach

By John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266 Montreal I’m often surprised how few parents know of the Air Cadet program in this country. That’s a real shame given its history ... Read more

March 27, 2025October 17, 2025

A Star-Struck Young Eagle

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

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 ... Read more

March 20, 2025October 31, 2025

EAA Chapter 977’s Successful Young Eagles Workshops

Chapters, Youth Outreach

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 ... Read more

February 27, 2025October 20, 2025

The Red Devil Lives On

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

By Michael Golden, EAA 623692 There comes a time in our lives when we have to move on from one chapter to another as a result of circumstances beyond our control. ... Read more

February 27, 2025October 16, 2025

Youth Aircraft Build Comes Full Circle

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

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 ... Read more