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

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