Oshawa
Young Eagles
Program
June 11, 2011
All Young Eagles under age 18 are eligible for a Free EAA Student membership, and all you need to do is register. Student membership is full of exciting opportunities just for you - EAA Sport Aviation magazine online, e-newsletters, members-only website, Academy of Model Aeronautics Student Membership, free admission to 300-plus science and technology museums, and more. The membership is made possible by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. If you're not already a member, visit the Young Eagles website to register today.
Over 8,400 Young Eagles are participating in Sporty's Complete Pilot Training Course. Are you one of them? If not, what are you waiting for? After completing a Young Eagles Flight, you'll have access to Sporty's Complete Pilot Training Course. This is the Next Step in the Flight Plan and a great way to begin your aviation education. (Recommended for ages 13 and older.) The course is a $215 value and is offered free from Sporty's Pilot Shop.
Weather update, 7:33pm Saturday. We had a great day flying today, until the rain hit at about 12:45. There are a few kids left over, I committed to fly Sunday at 10am.
If conditions are not safe, or enjoyable, we will not fly. It is too soon to be certain what the
weather will have in store Saturday Morning. If we get rained out Sat Morning, we will try again same time Sunday Morning.
We will be at the airport in any case, if for nothing other than a coffee and if the weather is co-operative, to fly.
The basics: we need a minimum of 5 miles visibility, and 1500' above ground level ceiling (base of the clouds)*
No thunderstorms, or high winds, light rain is ok, depending on visibility, and ceiling.
Oshawa Airport has a weather
cam The weather observation is at the top of the photo, and looks like
this:* OSHAWA/OSHAWA MUNI/ON
There will be a YOUNG EAGLES
DAY held on Saturday June 11, 2011. This involves children
aged 8-17 years. They are given an instructional lecture on the basics of
flight, and the workings of an airplane. They are then taken on a flight around
Oshawa, and given a certificate for their experience. This is an International
program run by the Experimental Aircraft
Association, (EAA) to provide a motivational aviation experience, focusing
on providing a demonstration flight in an airplane.
The pilots donate
their time and aircraft, there is NO CHARGE for this program.
To date
1,597,883 children have participated worldwide, over 6500 in
Applicants
must be pre-registered, due to the limited number of flights
available.
Application Forms may be picked up at the
Completed forms, signed
by the Parent or Guardian, should be deposited in the drop box in the
A short Video from EAA is available at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CeRTdbRzJY
Another
Video is at http://www3.sympatico.ca/doug_raine/youngeagles/YoungEagles2007.wmv
Young Eagles: http://www.youngeagles.com
EAA: http://www.eaa.org
This
event, as well as past and Future events are listed at
http://www3.sympatico.ca/doug_raine/youngeagles/youngeagles.html
Oshawa Young Eagles
Coordinator