This past Saturday morning, we had a great treat with the chance to host Young Eagles!!
John Lorenz, Mark Campbell, and Russ Gritzko of the local EAA did a fantastic job organizing the event, which we held on the field out of Russ’ hangar on the commercial side. At least 8 Young Eagles flew, and a few “extra-credit” rides took place as well. In addition to their rides, the particpants got a certificate and a logbook with an initial entry for the orientation flight.
Mostly, everybody had a great time, which includes the volunteer pilots, the EAA volunteers who managed the ground activity, our family members who participated, the Young Eagles themselves, and their families!
Let me share some of my fun. The first of the two boys I took up was Michael. Michael was 9 years old and he had never been in an airplane before. Frankly, Michael was amazed. Because we flew in the AirCam, I could fly just over 500 feet over the ground. We flew over Cedar Crest and then around the mountains to our north, at times, just over the tree tops and we rounded over the top of South Mountain. The whole time, Michael was full of questions about how high we were, whether we were going fast. His favorite subject in school is math. It was just a joy to spend about 20 minutes in the air with Michael.
You can read more about the event at the local EAA website: https://eaa1306.org/2025/05/18/a-very-successful-young-eagles-event/
Here are some pictures that Deborah and I took.
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