McKenzie, Tenn. – EAA Chapter 734 will be offering FREE airplane rides to area youth ages 8-17 Saturday, August 10 at the Carroll County Airport. These free flights are part of the EAA’s Young Eagles program designed to interest young people in aviation.
Volunteer pilots of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) have introduced more than two million youth to aviation through free flights since 1992. The local chapter has flown almost two thousand smiling kids. The free flights are just the start of what the Young Eagles program offers.
Sign up for a free Young Eagles flight then visit the 2nd hanger for a paper airplane contest, air rockets, hot air balloons, a simulator and a demonstration on building a real plane. This event will have the first appearance of Blue Eagle 1, a demonstrator for those under 8. It doesn’t have to stop with this event. One of EAA Chapter 734’s 12 year old young ladies is building a 3D printed remote control P47 (historic airplane). A 17 year old just received his pilot’s licenses and a 14 year old just started building his own plane–a real airplane capable of carrying people. It all starts with a Young Eagles flight and a big smile.
The Young Eagles rally on August 10 will be at the Carroll County Airport just off highway 22 between McKenzie and Huntingdon. Registration and flights will be between 9am and 1pm. Prospective Young Eagles should be from 8 through 17 years old and will need a parent or legal guardian to sign the registration form (the adult will not be flying). Each young person will receive a certificate making them an official Young Eagle. They will be offered free EAA membership and some free pilot training. They will be given a log book of their own with this flight already entered and room for more.
In addition to August 10, EAA Chapter 734 will be at Henry Co. Airport on September 14 and Benton Co. Airport sometime later. More information is available on Chapter 734’s website at www.734.eaachapter.org.
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