Young Eagles

The Young Eagles program has been developed by the EAA Aviation Foundation to welcome young people into the world of aviation. Aviation is exciting and vital to our nation's future. Through this program children are offered a safe and enjoyable flight that gives them new perspectives on the world and life in general. Participation in the Young Eagles program will help them understand that an individual's potential is unlimited.

What is EAA and the EAA Aviation Foundation?

The EAA is an international aviation membership association founded in 1953. More than 160,000 people belong to the EAA, with Chapters in all 50 states and many countries. Members are aviation enthusiasts of every age group, including many airline and commercial pilots, engineers, business people, even astronauts. They enjoy all types of airplanes. The Young Eagles Program is sponsored by the EAA Aviation Foundation, a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to the discovery and fulfillment of individual potential through personal flight.

For more information about the Young Eagles Program in general, visit the official web site at:

www.youngeagles.com

Young Eagles Rally, June 2000
A group of happy Young Eagles from our June 10, 2000 rally.

Chapter 196 Young Eagle Rallies

EAA Chapter 196 holds Young Eagle flights once a month. Flights take place at Minute Man Air Field at 302 Boxboro Road in Stow, Massachusetts. Rallies are normally held on the second Saturday of the month between 9 a.m. and noon. Pre-registration is not required. Directions to the airport can be found here.

Year 2013 Schedule:

April 13 - 9:00 a.m. to noon

May 11 - 9:00 a.m. to noon

June 8 - 9:00 a.m. to noon

July 13 - 9:00 a.m. to noon

August 10 - 9:00 a.m. to noon

September 14 - 9:00 a.m. to noon

October 12 - 9:00 a.m. to noon

November 9 - 9:00 a.m. to noon

For additional information send an email to our .

For last minute information, call our information phone line at 978-212-9196. Directions to the airport can be found here. Reservations are not necessary, but if you would like to bring a larger group, please contact our Young Eagles coordinator so we can plan accordingly.

Want to see what a Young Eagles Rally looks like? Then check out the photo galleries from our most recent rallies:

Rally Photo Galleries For 2013

April 13, 2013

Rally Photo Galleries For 2012

Rally Photo Galleries For 2011

Rally Photo Galleries For 2010

Rally Photo Galleries For 2009

Rally Photo Galleries For 2008

Rally Photo Galleries For 2007

Rally Photo Galleries For 2006

Rally Photo Galleries For 2005

Rally Photo Galleries For 2004

Rally Photo Galleries For 2003

Rally Photo Galleries For 2002

Rally Photo Galleries For 2001

Rally Photo Galleries For 2000

Fiddlers Green Piper J3 Cub

Here's a fun project that kids can do before or after their Young Eagles flight. It's a free, downloadable Piper J3 Cub that can be printed out on your home computer and built. It's easy and fun to make, and it really flies! Click on the image at the right for more information.

Come Prepared: Before coming to a rally you can download and fill out the official registration form for each child. The form is in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format and is 1,674,546 bytes in length.

Please Note: The PDF file that EAA has provided us is 6 pages long, but the actual form is only the first and last page; these are the pages you need to print and fill out and you need to print them double-sided on a single piece of paper. Yes, we know this is inconvenient. We will have plenty of pre-printed forms available during our rallies so it's not necessary to print your own ahead of time unless a child will be attending without their own parents, in which case signatures do need to be obtained ahead of time.

Download the Young Eagles registration form.