Young Eagles

Young Eagles Success! Over one million kids flown, as announced November 13, 2003 here.

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 170,000 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 on Boxboro Road in Stow, Massachusetts. Rallies are normally held on the second Saturday of the month between 9 a.m. and noon; during winter months the time is changed to the afternoon as mornings are often too cold. Pre-registration is not required. Directions to the airport can be found here.

Year 2008 Schedule:

April 12 - 9:00 a.m.to noon
May 10 - 9:00 a.m.to noon
June 14 - 9:00 a.m.to noon
July 12 - 9:00 a.m.to noon
August 9 - 9:00 a.m.to noon
September 13 - 9:00 a.m.to noon
October 18 - 9:00 a.m.to noon (not our usual 2nd Saturday)
November 8 - 9:00 a.m.to noon

If you wish to sign up ahead of time, or for additional information send an email to our . For last minute information on the day of the event only, call the airport at 978-897-3933. Directions to the airport can be found here.

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 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 332,775 bytes in length.

Please Note: The PDF file that EAA has provided us is 6 pages long, but the actual form is only the last 2 pages and these pages should be printed back to back. 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.