Our March 9 Young Eagles Rally was cancelled for low visibility and ceilings. We had several aircraft and over 60 kids registered. Our next rallies are:
- April 20, 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Warrenton Airport*
- May 11, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Manassas Airport
- June 15, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Manassas Airport (Note: Third Saturday)
*We have been invited by the Warrenton/Fauquier Airport to conduct a Young Eagles Rally on April 20. This event will be open to kids from the Fauquier area local schools.
Young Eagles flights are available to kids between ages 8 and 17. We normally hold our rallies on the second Saturday each month. Registration for kids begins at 8:00 AM on the 1st day of the month for that month’s rally. We use two time slots, 12:00 Noon and 2:00 PM for the fall/winter months and 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM for the summer months.
Parents can register at yeday.org beginning at 8:00 AM on the 1st of each month.
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 all 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 that you are still planning to volunteer. This gives us updated staffing level info. To become a Young Eagle Ground or Pilot Volunteer please go to yeday.org and use the Sign-up feature to provide your information.
To Young Eagles and Parents: -to-Fly course ($299 value) is available 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, go to here.
