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August 12, 2021

Chapter 1494 Hosts Successful Young Eagles Workshop

Chapter 1494 successfully hosted its first Young Eagles Workshop on July 5-6 at Morristown Regional Airport (KMOR) in Tennessee.

August 12, 2021

GoFly Inspires 14-Year-Old to Design Her Own Flying Machine

Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles

Teenager Gia Keiper gained some serious design and engineering inspiration from the GoFly competition.

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight — Ted and Lynn Kirkpatrick

Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles

When it comes to EAA’s Young Eagles program, you won’t find too many volunteers more passionate than Ted and Lynn Kirkpatrick.

July 31, 2021

A Ray Scholar’s Aviation Journey

AirVenture, Member Stories, Why We Fly, Youth & Young Eagles

Seventeen-year-old Jayden Chow didn’t come from an aviation family. Jayden, EAA 1293557, was first introduced to EAA by his dad’s coworker.

July 30, 2021

Texas Teen Scratchbuilds Sky Pup

AirVenture, Member Stories, Ultralights, Youth & Young Eagles

Gage Wirtzberger, EAA 1324792, 18, of Greenville, Texas, built a Sky Pup from scratch and plans to fly it for the first time in a month.

July 29, 2021

Early Ray Scholar Volunteers at GirlVenture

AirVenture, Celebrating Women, Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles

Amy Whelan, EAA 1283566, goes from the mentee to mentor at AirVenture 2021 during the GirlVenture camp.

July 29, 2021

Finding Freebies

AirVenture, Youth & Young Eagles

Whether you call it swag, freebies, loot, or promotional items, one thing is clear at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 — if you like things that are free, you’re in the ... Read more

July 28, 2021

Youth Volunteers Network While Having Fun

AirVenture, Youth & Young Eagles

A group of young volunteers who flew in from Sacramento, California, is also getting to learn about the Oshkosh experience.

July 27, 2021

Honoring Paul and Continuing Education

Chapters, Youth & Young Eagles

EAA Chapter 36 Vice President Gary Keller gifted EAA with two handcrafted wooden stools to carry out the legacy and teachings of Paul Poberezny.

July 25, 2021

Long Cross-Country – Teenage pilot arrives in style

AirVenture, Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles

Seventeen-year-old Brady Sherrow, EAA 1062054, flew into Oshkosh on his longest cross-country trip yet, just two weeks after earning his private pilot certificate!

July 15, 2021

Pay It Forward

Youth & Young Eagles

We can all do our part to develop the next generation.

July 13, 2021

International Young Eagles Day a Success!

Chapters, Youth & Young Eagles

Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our chapters and volunteers, we had a successful International Young Eagles Day on Saturday, June 12, 2021.

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021

Solo Milestone — Allison Matthews

Milestones, Youth & Young Eagles

Allison Matthews, EAA 1404432, soloed for the first time on June 18 in a Cessna 150L at the Hendricks County Airport in Danville, Indiana.

July 8, 2021

Cross-Country Cub — A First-Hand Experience

Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles

That first solo became a watershed moment for me, and before long, I had set the goal of flying our little Piper from my home airport, Goodspeed Airport in East ... Read more

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021

Solo Milestone — Ray Scholar Cheyenne Fuoco

Milestones, Youth & Young Eagles

On June 12, 2021, Ray Aviation Scholarship recipient Cheyenne Fuoco soloed at the Hartford-Brainard Airport in Hartford, Connecticut, in a Cessna 172R.

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