Young people in Vernon will be given a chance to fly for free next month. Members of the Vernon Flying Club will be volunteering their time, aircrafts and fuel to introduce young people from 8- 17 years old to the excitement of flying in a light aircraft on April 12. Any interested Young Eagles should be preregistered with the Vernon Flying Club prior to April 12. Participants will be given EAA Young Eagle certificates from the Experimental Aircraft Association. The EAA Young Eagles program was launched in 1992 to give interested young people, an opportunity to go flying in a general aviation airplane. These flights are offered free of charge and are made possible through the generosity of EAA or COPA member volunteers. It will all start with a short and informative ground school on very basic aerodynamics, flight theory and meteorology delivered by the Young Eagles coordinator and VFC member/pilot Randy Rauck at 8 a.m. Depending on the weather, flying should start around 9 a.m. and will last about 20 minutes. To take part in this event, contact Rauck at Randy@BOLDpath.com to receive a registration form.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Free flying lesson for kids in Vernon
Rachael Kimola - Mar 29, 2008 Castanet
Young people in Vernon will be given a chance to fly for free next month. Members of the Vernon Flying Club will be volunteering their time, aircrafts and fuel to introduce young people from 8- 17 years old to the excitement of flying in a light aircraft on April 12. Any interested Young Eagles should be preregistered with the Vernon Flying Club prior to April 12. Participants will be given EAA Young Eagle certificates from the Experimental Aircraft Association. The EAA Young Eagles program was launched in 1992 to give interested young people, an opportunity to go flying in a general aviation airplane. These flights are offered free of charge and are made possible through the generosity of EAA or COPA member volunteers. It will all start with a short and informative ground school on very basic aerodynamics, flight theory and meteorology delivered by the Young Eagles coordinator and VFC member/pilot Randy Rauck at 8 a.m. Depending on the weather, flying should start around 9 a.m. and will last about 20 minutes. To take part in this event, contact Rauck at Randy@BOLDpath.com to receive a registration form.
Young people in Vernon will be given a chance to fly for free next month. Members of the Vernon Flying Club will be volunteering their time, aircrafts and fuel to introduce young people from 8- 17 years old to the excitement of flying in a light aircraft on April 12. Any interested Young Eagles should be preregistered with the Vernon Flying Club prior to April 12. Participants will be given EAA Young Eagle certificates from the Experimental Aircraft Association. The EAA Young Eagles program was launched in 1992 to give interested young people, an opportunity to go flying in a general aviation airplane. These flights are offered free of charge and are made possible through the generosity of EAA or COPA member volunteers. It will all start with a short and informative ground school on very basic aerodynamics, flight theory and meteorology delivered by the Young Eagles coordinator and VFC member/pilot Randy Rauck at 8 a.m. Depending on the weather, flying should start around 9 a.m. and will last about 20 minutes. To take part in this event, contact Rauck at Randy@BOLDpath.com to receive a registration form.
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