Young Eagles
Our June 29 Young Eagles Rally got off to a slow start with low cloud ceilings. Several families weren’t able to stay long enough for the weather to clear so we flew 27 kids out of 40 scheduled. Many thanks go out to our volunteers, ground and pilot, for staying on later to get the […]
Young Eagles Rally This Saturday 7/13!
Our Young Eagles Rally is coming up this Saturdaym July 13 from 0900-1300.
*The Young Eagles Rally is rescheduled for June 29!!!*
****The Young Eagles Rally is rescheduled for June 29.**** The rally will operate from 0900 to 1300. Registration for parents began at 8:00 AM on Sunday June 23. We ask that pilot and ground volunteers use the yeday.org email request to volunteer again, even if you had already volunteered for June 22.
Young Eagles Update from Bob Prange
Our May 11 Young Eagles Rally was moved to May 18 due to an airspace conflict with a mass flyover event, then of course inclement weather forced cancellation of the May 18 rally. Our next Young Eagles Rallies are all from 0900 – 1300 at Manassas Airport: June 29 July 13 August 10 Please note […]
Young Eagles Rally for 6/22 Cancelled
Due to excessive heat we must cancel the Saturday June 22 Young Eagles Rally at Manassas Airport. We plan to have a rally on Saturday June 29. Parents, please watch YoungEaglesDay.org for registration to open at 8:00 AM on this Sunday or Monday. Volunteers, look for an email request to volunteer for the June 29 […]
Reminder: Young Eagles Rally CANCELLED May 18
Due to the forecasted low cloud ceiling and visibility for Saturday we must cancel the May 18 Young Eagles Rally. The next Young Eagles Rally at Manassas Airport is June 15 (Note that is the 3rd Saturday of the month). Young Eagles and Parent: Registration for June’s Young Eagles Rally will be available at the […]
B-17 & B-25 Coming to Warrenton
Airbase Arizona of the Commemorative Air Force is bringing its gorgeous B-17 Sentimental Journey and stalwart B-25 Maid in the Shade to Warrenton- Fauquier Airport for tours and revenue flights from June 18-23, 2024. We don’t yet know whether they’ll want us to support them (and ourselves!) by bringing our concession trailer to sell food […]
Young Eagles Air Academy
Utilizing our credits earned for Young Eagles flights flown in 2023, Chapter 186 has paid for the first $500 of camp tuition for two kids to go to the Air Academy camp in Oshkosh this June. Both kids selected have flown on several Young Eagles flights and are excited to participate in the camp. […]
From the President
The Chapter 186 selection as our 2024 Scholar for the Ray Aviation Foundation Scholarship is Kobe Kerns. Kobe has been on numerous Young Eagles flights and soloed on his 16th birthday in January. By coincidence, Kobe wrote an article which is featured in the recent May issue of EAA Sport Aviation and is also […]
Aviation Scholarship Available!
Chapter 186 has been approved by EAA to grant an $11,000 Ray Aviation Foundation Scholarship for 2024. This is the 6th consecutive year we have been approved. We are searching for an aviation- motivated 161⁄2 to 19 year-old with an interest in learning to fly. We look at a candidate’s motivation, participation level in […]