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On Jun 26, 9:41 am, "Roger (K8RI)" wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 08:03:52 -0700, wrote:
http://www.john-ross.net/osh2.htm

First, at least at our airport I see the Young Eagles program
producing young pilots. No, it's not a high percentage, but it's
created a noticeable increase in activity with probably about 15 or
more new, young pilots from the program. Properly done it's also been
a boon to educating the community and parents to aviation.

SNIP

So I disagree with him as to how he sees the Young Eagles Program in
it's ability to get young people interested in aviation and influence
both parents and the community. At least in out community it has had a
very positive effect.

Were these young eagles at the upper end of the age cutoff? Because
of the many YE flights I have seen & done, none under 16 had any
continued aviation involvement.

JR

P.S. My piece was done as humor, but as many have noted, there was no
small amount of truth contained therein...

Where I live, we have merged the Wright Flight (www.wrightflight.org/)
mentoring program for middle schools with YE, using YE as a reward for
completion of the Wright Flight goals.

Our Chapter leaders (EAA288.org) have been in contact with EAA on ways
to improve the YE program.