The next Young Eagles flights
have not yet been scheduled.
For further information . . .
Contact Sid Brown, the EAA 172 Young Eagles Coordinator, at 706-814-8853 (cell)
Email: Young Eagles Coordinator, EAA Chapter 172
See the national EAA Website to find all about the Young Eagles program
NEW!
Young Eagles Webchat Site
Click here for information
The Young Eagles flights
scheduled for Daniel Field, Augusta, Georgia, on March 19, 2005, were cancelled
because the parent company of WJBF, Channel 6, which was sponsoring the event,
required a liability insurance policy much larger than usual. It would have
cost more than any organization could afford to pay. So KidsFest Day was
cancelled.
October 16-17, 2004
at the Daniel Field Airport
EAA pilots flew 90 Young Eagles!
At the EAA 172 & WJBF Channel 6
Kidsfest
March 20, 2004
at Daniel Field, Augusta,
Georgia
EAA 172 and EAA 242 pilots flew 261 Young Eagles!
At the Boshears-Skyfest
2003
at Daniel Field, Augusta,
Georgia
October 4-5, 2003
We flew 134 New Young Eagles
At the Thomson-McDuffie
County Airport Open House Fly-in July 26th, 2003, 52 new Young Eagles
were flown!
Our total is almost 400
for this year and 3000 overall.
At the International Young
Eagles Day
June 14th, 2003
A number of new Young Eagles
flew.
We flew several new Young Eagles
at the Wrens Fly-in on May 3rd
At the Winter Young Eagle Rally
at Daniel Field, Augusta, Georgia,
on February 1, 2003, only twenty new young Eagles
flew. Most likely the Columbia shuttle orbiter tragedy that morning affected
the turnout of youngsters that afternoon. See: Winter Young Eagle Rally
At the Millen Fly-in, November
9th, 2002, many Young Eagles had the opportunity for a First Flight.
At the Fall Young Eagles Day
October 5, 2002
at the Daniel Field Airport
More than 55 new Young Eagles were flown!
Click HERE
for a report.
On the
International Young Eagles Day
June 8, 2002
89 Young Eagles were flown!
Read about it HERE
At the Wrens Fly-in,
May 18th, 2002,
no Young Eagles were flown!
It was storming all day!
At the Wrens Gourd Festival,
March 23rd, 2002,
more than 50 new Young Eagles
were flown!
See Wrens
Gourd Festival 2002 for details
At the Winter Young Eagles Rally,
February 23rd, 2002,
170 new Young Eagles were
flown!
Read the report at: Winter YE Rally 2002
At the International Young Eagles Day
June 9, 2001,
at the Daniel Field Airport
More than 75 new Young Eagles were flown!
Click here
for a report.
At
the Wrens Fly-in, May 12, though blustery weather
cut the number of flights, more than 20 new Young Eagles were flown.
At
the June 10th, 2000, International Young Eagles Rally at Daniel Field,
Augusta, Georgia (DNL) over 100 Young Eagles were flown. Here is what Larry
Garner, EAA 172 Young Eagles Coordinator, wrote:
Here are the flight totals by pilot:
Tom Jackson
flew 41 kids and a few adults bringing him up to 281. He is going
to be difficult to catch up with Dick Schoenfelder flew 26 kids bringing
his total to 123. 100 flights qualifies him for the nice YE shirt,
they'll contact you soon for size.
Tom
Collins flew 24 kids, his total is now 148.
Larry
Garner flew 27 kids, total now 199 (I searched for that one more).
Terry
Florie's paper work is not included, he didn't turn it in. I will
include those numbers when I have them.
There were many on the ground that were an important part of the event as well. Tom Collins, Al Newman performed pre-flights, Sondy Lawrence took lots of picture's that I will have for viewing this week. I will send some of those to National. Others helped and I don't mean to leave them out by not naming them here. Gerald Boyd tethered his balloon that drew a lot of attention and added to the event. Channel 12 came by and added us to their News at 6 on 12 that evening. I have it on tape, it's short but it was a positive for flying. If I can figure out how to put it on the net, I will.
Total from Saturday is 118, this year 198, total to date is 1657.
We had 52 adult names on the list for adult flights.
Check our "Calendar of Events" page HERE for further Young Eagles Day information. We want you to come take a ride...
If you are ages 8-17 and you would like a airplane ride, and are interested in learning a little about General Aviation, please come to our next Young Eagles Day. Make sure you bring your parents, or a guardian...
55 Young Eagles Flown at Wrens Fly-in
Larry Garner, the EAA 172 Young Eagles Coordinator, said that the Young Eagles Flight Leaders flew 55 new Young Eagles during the Wrens Fly-in. A half dozen or more adults were flown as well. The Flight Leaders included Larry Garner, Ron Netzer, Terry Florie and Dick Schoenfelder. Among those helping with the registration were Rita and Michael Garner, Anne Netzer and a couple more youngsters. Jamail Larkin, the national EAA Young Eagles Representative, was there greeting prospective Young Eagles and their parents as well as helping out with the registration. Larry said "I had several big kids that wanted to go again, but just didn't have the time. Yes, it got hot and a little bumpy, but all seemed to take it well. I had one young lady that leaned inward (almost in the lap of the one in the other seat) for the entire flight stating that she was afraid of heights. She had more to say about how much she enjoyed it, after she got out, than the others."
If you would like to arrange a FREE airplane ride for your children's group. please contact our Year 2003 Young Eagles Coordinator, Larry Garner, at: 706-841-5705; Email: Young Eagles Coordinator, EAA Chapter 172
The EAA Young Eagles Web site hosts a live Webchat the third Wednesday of every month with various aviation celebrities.
The Webchat lasts one hour and takes place between 8 and 9 p.m. Eastern Time. This month's featured guest is Maj. Rusty Keen, a United States Air Force Thunderbird pilot. The chat will be at 8:00 PM EST on January 18, 2006.
This hour of discussion is enjoyed by aviation enthusiasts -- both young and old -- as they are able to ask questions and receive live answers.
The National EAA office is compiling the largest logbook in the world! It contains the names of every Young Eagle flown. If you have flown with Chapter 172, your name is in this logbook!
Thank you for visiting our Young Eagles page. If you or your School, or organization would like a Free, (yes, FREE) Airplane ride, please drop us an E-Mail,
Or, please contact us at: WebMaster, EAA Chapter 172 . Please leave a telephone number so that we can contact you, and a Chapter 172 Young Eagles Representative will be in touch with you in a day or so.
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