Young Eagles
by Bob Prange
We flew 33 kids at the Sept 14 rally at Warrenton and 28 kids at Manassas on Oct 5.
Our next Young Eagles Rallies are:
Nov 9 – 12:00 Noon at Manassas
Dec 14 – 12:00 Noon at Manassas
On October 12, Ch 186 participated in “October Skies” a joint 4-chapter Young Eagles mini- workshop at Shannon Airport. Each chapter had about 4 or 5 attendees from each of 4 chapters for a total of 16 to 20 kids. In the morning there was a hands-on exercise to modify a miniature RC model with a helium balloon and fly it around an obstacle course. After lunch each attendee got a Young Eagles flight. The other chapters participating were 231 Richmond, 1099 Shannon/Fredericksburg and 1563 Gordonsville.
To become a Young Eagles volunteer, ground or pilot, proceed to yeday.org and use the “sign-up” feature. Let Bob know you have signed up so we can send you an invitation to volunteer. If you volunteer without being signed up, you will not get important changes/updates about the YE rally.
Ground and Pilot Volunteers: About two/three weeks prior to a Young Eagles Rally, we prompt the yeday.org system to send an email to everyone in our Young Eagles volunteer database, inviting you to click on “confirm” or “will not attend.” This helps us determine the staffing level so we can set the number of kids that can register for a ride. Expect an automatic reminder email on Wednesday three days prior to the Young Eagles Rally asking you to confirm again that you are still planning to volunteer. This gives us updated staffing level info.
Young Eagles flights are available to kids between ages 8 and 17. We normally hold our rallies on the second Saturday each month. We use two time slots 12:00 Noon and 2:00 PM starting in November. Parents can register at yeday.org beginning at 8:00 AM on the 1st of each month.
To Young Eagles and Parents: The Sporty’s Learn- to-Fly course ($299 value) is available free after just one flight. The access code is on the back of your logbook. This will prepare you for the FAA Private Pilot Knowledge Test, “the written.” Every FAA written exam (private, instrument, commercial, etc.) requires an endorsement from an instructor stating you are prepared to take the exam. Passing this course with at least an 80% grade lets you skip that step and gives you the required endorsement to take the Private Pilot written test. For more details about the Sporty’s Learn-to-Fly course, click here.
Chapter 186 Young Eagles Coordinators
David Richards
Bob Prange
