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Experimental
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Chapter 1279 French Valley Airport Murrieta, California |
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NEW! The next Young Eagles Rally is scheduled for April 28, 2012. Register NOW for this event. (Bottom of page). |
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NEW! The EAA Chapter 1279's most recent Young Eagle Rally was held at the Fallbrook Airport on Saturday October 22nd and was a very successful event with many new Young Eagles participating. A lot of good pictures were taken and can be viewed, printed or downloaded by clicking the link below. Click here to see all of the pictures taken at the Young Eagles Rally held October 22, 2011 |
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Young Eagle photos from previous events are available by
clicking one of the links below: May, 2011 October, 2010 April, 2010 |
EAA Chapter 1279
Young Eagles Program
 Sully Sullenberger and Jeff Skiles, new Young Eagles Co-Chairmen, with Harrison Ford |
.jpg) John Shablow assists Young Eagle 9-25-2004 |
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In 1992, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) started a
program called “Young Eagles”.
The program was created to introduce young people, ages 8
through 17, into the world of General Aviation by providing a
free plane ride.
These flights are offered through the generosity of local
members of the EAA who volunteer their time and aircraft.
The program has maintained its popularity, in part, because of
its simplicity. A
pilot and each Young Eagle conduct a preflight check of an
airplane, focusing on how the airplane works and how pilots
prepare to fly safely.
They then board the aircraft and take a brief (usually 15
to 20 minute) flight, where young people can discover more about
the aircraft and the unique perspective from the sky.
Following the flight, each Young Eagle receives a certificate
signed by the pilot and has his or her name entered in the
“World’s Largest Logbook”, which is on permanent display at the
EAA AirVenture Museum and through the
www.youngeagles.org
web site.
EAA Chapter 1279 (Murrieta) and Friends of the Fallbrook
Community Airpark combine their efforts and conduct Young Eagle
flight rallies twice a year at the Fallbrook Airpark.
The dates typically fall on a Saturday in the months of
April and October.
SPACES ARE LIMITED AND ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE PRE-REGISTERED!
Information regarding the Young Eagles program may be found at
www.youngeagles.org.
Answers to questions regarding our local program may be directed
to our Coordinator. Don Evans, at
zc112-g@sbcglobal.net
or (760) 723-3573.
If you have a youngster between the ages of 8 – 17 that would
like to participate in our next rally, you may access the
Initial Registration form by clicking on the link below.
Click here to
fill out registration form |