Tue, Jan 24, 2017
Young Eagles Orientation Flights Conducted Over The Weekend
EAA Chapter 534 Aviation Explorers got to fly in airplanes on Saturday January 21, 2017 at the Leesburg International Airport in Leesburg, Florida.
Chapter 534 of the Experimental Aircraft Association, the sponsor of the Aviation Explorer Post 534, provided two fixed wing aircraft and pilots to conduct Young Eagles orientation flights for them. They were also given more intense instruction on compass and situational awareness as well as the proper approach procedures to the airport prior to their flight. They then had a better understanding where they were while flying and how to return to the airport properly. While in the air each had an opportunity to take control of the plane under the watchful eye of the EAA pilot.
This is the second year that EAA Chapter 534 has sponsored an Aviation Explorer Post and it has grown from 5 members a year ago to 8 members currently. Along with the support of the EAA chapter members, the post enjoys the strong support of the parents.
The chapter has been conducting a ground school course for the young people, and they periodically get to fly with the chapter’s pilots. The majority of the young Explorers have indicated their long range desire to one day become licensed private pilots and chapter 534 is doing all they can to help them realize that dream.
(Images by Ted Luebbers provided with EAA Chapter 534 news release. Top: EAA Chapter 534 member John Viszaly and Aviation Explorer Post 534 member William Griffin are about to take off. Bottom: EAA Chapter 534 pilot Joel Hargis shows Aviation Explorers Rebekah Spradlin and Chris McDaniel how to check the plane’s fuel during the pre-flight)
More News
Very High Frequency The frequency band between 30 and 300 MHz. Portions of this band, 108 to 118 MHz, are used for certain NAVAIDs; 118 to 136 MHz are used for civil air/ground voi>[...]
Aero Linx: Aviation Suppliers Association Established February 25, 1993, the Aviation Suppliers Association (ASA), based in Washington, D.C., is a not-for-profit association, repre>[...]
Have A Story That NEEDS To Be Featured On Aero-News? Here’s How To Submit A Story To Our Team Some of the greatest new stories ANN has ever covered have been submitted by our>[...]
From 2021 (YouTube Version): Colorado Campus Offers aVariety Of Aerospace Entertainment And Education Wings over the Rockies Exploration of Flight is the second location for the Wi>[...]
Also: Paramotor Champ's, Electric Ultralight, ICON BK Update, Burt Rutan at Oshkosh! The Popular Rotorcraft Association is reaching out for help in rebuilding their private runway >[...]