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YOUNG EAGLES PROGRAM. Sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association, the Young Eagles Program was designed to increase awareness of aviation opportunities in children between the ages of 8 and 17.
In 1996 a Young Eagles Rally began with UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE pilots making an appearance at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to begin an expeditionary unit on aviation. Rallies at which participants were taken on flights with a licensed pilot gave many students their first experience in an airplane. Flights involving students were made under strict federal regulations with no aerobatics or non-standard maneuvers attempted. Young Eagle flights were never made on cloudy or windy days and only under the best conditions.
Pilots involved in the program received no compensation.
Young participants received an official Young Eagle Flight Certificate and their names were entered into the "World Largest Logbook" which was on permanent display at the EAA Air Adventure Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
By 1996 between three hundred and four hundred tri-state youth had been given flights.
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"Young Eagles Program: Local Chapter Exposes Young People to Aviation," Julien's Journal, July 1996, p. 53