Young Eagles Fight Made My Day

SixPapaCharlie

SixPapaCharlie

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Young Eagles F(l)ight Made My Day

I wish I felt comfortable posting pictures of their smiling faces but probably best not to.

Alarm went off at 6 AM
Drive to Denton and get out at Sunrise.

Fly to KGLE where the kids start filtering in.

I am taking photos of a couple little girls learning about preflight and the mom says "are you our pilot?" I said "I am a pilot and if you need one, I am your guy"

Sweetest little 7 and 9 year old girls start walking to my plane and I ask "Mom, have you ever been in a small plane? If not, what are you waiting for?"

"She said she didn't think she could tag a long." Are you kidding?

So we all get in and I blab about taxi ways and wind socks and runways and radios. Mom and the little girl in back seem interested but the girl up front w/ me is silent.

We do the run-up and I ask everyone if they are ready. Mom and little one "yes sir" girl up front is quiet but smiling.

I take off and right about 500 feet up, girl up front whispers into the mic "This is the best day of my life"

I said "It is the best day of my life too and it gets better. Put your hands on the steering wheel like I have mine."

She held her hands there long enough for me to get a picture before saying "Mister, I think it's time I let go of this." LOL!!!

I only flew 4 kids and a mom but all of them were grinning from ear to ear and sending a flurry of "Wow", "Awesome", etc into their mics.

I am sure there are more noble causes to give time to and who knows if any of these kids will get into aviation but being able to share that today was amazing. I got to be somebody's first plane ride.

Great Day!
 
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I did my first Young Eagles flight in April. It was an awesome experience for sure!
 
Bryan... We're going to need you for a big Young Eagles rally coming up at KRBD.... Date not yet set, but it's the same EAA chapter that drew 140 kids to Cleburne last week.
 
Good job! Until I finished reading your post I was wondering if the 7 and 9 year old Young Eagles were going to get into a "fight."

:o)
 
AggieMike88 said:
Bryan... We're going to need you for a big Young Eagles rally coming up at KRBD.... Date not yet set, but it's the same EAA chapter that drew 140 kids to Cleburne last week.
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Keep me posted. I will do my best to make it.
Today was really rewarding.
 
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Lawreston said:
Good job! Until I finished reading your post I was wondering if the 7 and 9 year old Young Eagles were going to get into a "fight."

:o)
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Dammit! :rofl:
 
I flew an entire Cub Scout troop single-handedly at one of these things. In a Cherokee 140! That was a long day.

Fun times...
 
My brother was doing Young Eagle rides today over in ABI. I guess it's the official Young Eagles day today. He flew a little girl as well. He gave her a pink hat with his plane patch in it and she loved it. I'd like to get involved in the YE program but no one does it out here.
 
I'm not qualified to fly Young Eagles. Our EAA Chapter 87 President, as can be seen by the 2010 patch on his shirt, has flown many over the years, though not all in my pictured Skyhawk which I loan for the occasion. We have a Y.E. Fly-in coming up on June 21 at KIWI.

HR
 

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Lawreston said:
I'm not qualified to fly Young Eagles. Our EAA Chapter 87 President, as can be seen by the 2010 patch on his shirt, has flown many over the years, though not all in my pictured Skyhawk which I loan for the occasion. We have a Y.E. Fly-in coming up on June 21 at KIWI.

HR
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Not Qualified?
Current Pilot, EAA Member, Insurance = Qualified.
 
Something to look forward to when I get my ticket
 
Yesterday was my first time flying young eagles. Everyone was great but my favorite was 3 sisters. The youngest said, "Everything is so small. For once I feel big!"

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Lawreston said:
Student Pilot, EAA Member, Five Named Pilots on my insurance =
Only one meets all your stated qualifications, and it's not I.

:o)
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Ah. Got it.

What's remaining on your list before checkride?
 
Enjoy doing the young eagles,unfortunately yesterday was a wash out in Ma.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
Ah. Got it.

What's remaining on your list before checkride?
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- - - need to take the Written Exam again because my first Pass expired before I was to do the Check-ride; then the necessary "Dual" prior to the Check-ride appt. I have TOO many involvements happening concurrently. I'll git 'er done!

HR
 
Scott ... If you're interested in flying over to do the next big rally at KRBD, let me know and I'll forward the details once I get them.
 
evapilotaz said:
Hot Mom in the back of airplane. Nice! She should have rode shot gun though. Please provide Pictures of Mom ;)
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And you forget, Missus 6PC is now a member here. And I've seen her heft that iron frying pan....

"So, Bryan, how did you get that most recent knot on your noggin....?"
 
Alright, I will come clean, it was not really young eagles. It was actually a bikini model flying deal. Just a bunch of mid 20s coeds all working their way through college. We formed a group to give them flights in small planes. It is a charity that benefits pilots.
 
I flew a 10 year old boy once who in the middle of the flight blurted out, "This is EPIC!!!!"
 
PPC1052 said:
Her driver's license said 8. How was he supposed to know she was only 7?
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Its moot anyway. I spoke to the organizer. She turns 9 next week not 8.
I was a little tipsy anyway so hard to tell age precisely.
 
painless said:
I flew a 10 year old boy once who in the middle of the flight blurted out, "This is EPIC!!!!"
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I flew a 27 year old that shouted the same thing during a flight last month.
Flying really is cool.
 
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