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For more information contact: Bob Brantley at (417) 277-5255
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Community Event Community Event Community Event Community Event YOUNG EAGLES FLIGHT RALLY SCHEDULED FOR June 12th, 2010 Willow Springs, MO – June 12th, 2010 - Area young people ages 8-17 will have a chance to take to the skies on Saturday, June 12th, 2010 with FREE Airplane Rides as Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 1218 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at Willow Springs Airport. The rally is part of the EAA Young Eagles Program, created to interest young people in aviation. Since the program was launched in 1992, Volunteer EAA pilots have flown more than 1.5 million young people who reside in more than 90 countries. “Free airplane rides are just part of the Flight Rally,” said Bob Brantley, spokesman for the event. “We hope to build one-to-one relationships between pilots and young people, giving a new generation a chance to learn more about the possibilities that exist in the world of aviation.” Pilots at the event will also explain more about their airplanes allowing young people to discover how airplanes work and how pilots ensure safety is the prime concern before every flight. Following the flight, each young person, will receive a certificate making them an official Young Eagle. Their name will then be entered into the “World’s Largest Logbook,” which is on permanent display at the EAA Air Adventure Museum in Oshkosh, WI. The Logbook is also accessible on the Internet at www.youngeagles.org. - more- Other activities scheduled for the Flight Rally include a computerized flight simulator for supervised use by children not yet old enough to become Young Eagles. Along with flight rallies, EAA members also fly Young Eagles on an individual basis. Each pilot volunteers their time and aircraft so the flights can be provided free of charge for interested young people. Those attending the flight rally on June 12th are asked come to the signup table at the Willow Spring Airport, starting at 8:30 a.m., to register for their flight. Flights will begin at 9:00 a.m. with registration closing at 11:30 a.m. Every participant must be accompanied by at least one of their own parents to give signed permission on the registration form. Parents may want to bring a camera to document the occasion. Additional information about EAA and the EAA Young Eagles program is available on the Internet. Access to EAA’s National Home Page is available at www.eaa.org. The Young Eagles web page is www.youngeagles.org. EAA Chapter 1218’s Home Page is at www.eaa1218.org, where more local Young Eagles information may be found. As with any aviation event, the Young Eagles Rally will be held, weather permitting.
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