NEXT RALLY is November 13th
EAA Young Eagles Registration Forms will be provided at the events and require Parental Consent Signatures. The REGISTRATION FORM may be COMPLETED ON-LINE and Printed while you are ON-LINE. This also may help you to bring a friend’s child. Parents PLEASE try to print on both sides of ONE sheet of paper and sign on both sides. For EAA Registration Form: Click Here.
Pre-Registration - Help us to be prepared for your FREE flight! Due to the high turn-outs at our popular events we now have available on-line our Chapter 309 Young Eagles Pre-REGISTRATION Form, in addition to the above required EAA Registration Form. Now you can fill out the on-line form to pre-register for any Charlotte EAA Chapter 309 Young Eagles Rally and your reservation will immediately go to our Young Eagles administrative coordinator. Pre-Registration gives you priority at the event since your input now allows us to better plan for adequate resources to serve you since we now will know that you are coming. It also insures you that we will have a T-Shirt of your size - ready for your pilot to sign! Just bring $10.00 cash to purchase your T-Shirt at the event. To Pre-Register: Click Here.
PRE-REGISTRATION ENDS AT 6:00PM ON THE DAY BEFORE THE EVENT! YOU STILL MUST BRING THE COMPLETED YOUNG EAGLES REGISTRATION FORM WITH THE WAIVER SIGNED BY YOUR PARENT OR GUARDIAN!
Group Leaders Please send an email to chuck@edmspecialists.com with the number of future Young Eagle's and the date of the Rally you want to attend. The REGISTRATION FORM now may be COMPLETED ON-LINE and Printed while ON-LINE. PLEASE ask the parents to try and print on both sides of ONE sheet of paper and sign on both sides. Group Leaders bring all completed Registration Forms to the event as they are required for all flights.
Event Cancellations The afternoon before an event if bad weather is forcast a cancellation will be announced on our blog web site at http://eaa309.blogspot.com/ If weather is questionable check our site before leaving for the airport.
Blog Visit our Young Eagles Blog for more information at the EAA 309 BLOG Site.
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GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPANTS AND PARENTS
Charlotte EAA 309 Young Eagles Pilots
The Young Eagles Flight Plan is an important opportunity that builds on the Young Eagles flight experience. The Flight Plan has new programs that encourage young people to fly and pursue an aviation career. Steps in the plan include:
Step 1: Young Eagles flight
Step 2: EAA Student Membership
Step 3: Sporty's Complete Pilot Training Course
Step 4: First Flight Lesson
Step 5: Flight training awards and scholarships
After the Young Eagles flight -
EAA Student Membership - Young Eagles will be offered a free EAA Student Membership. This membership is valid until their 19th birthday and includes a membership card, e-newsletters, member discounts, and the electronic version of EAA Sport Aviation. The EAA Student Membership is made possible by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Sporty's Complete Pilot Training Course - This online course is the perfect way to get started with flight training and prepares students to take all the FAA tests required to earn a pilot certificate. Learn through in-flight video, 3-D animation and graphics, and much more. This $215 course is free for all Young Eagles, thanks to Sporty's Pilot Shop. The course is recommended for ages 13 and older.
The Sporty's course is organized in two parts. When a Young Eagle completes the first portion of the course, he will automatically receive a voucher from EAA for a free Flight Lesson at a flight school of his choice. (You must be between ages 14 and 19 to qualify.) The First Flight Lesson is supported by Global Aerospace and the Jim and Angela Thompson Foundation.
Flight awards and scholarships - After completing the entire Sporty's course, Young Eagles are eligible to apply for flight training funds. Annually 12 $1,500 flight awards and three $7,500 flight scholarships are available to interested Young Eagles. To apply, Young Eagles should visit the flight awards and scholarships page on the Young Eagles website. The flight awards and scholarships are supported by the Rolls-Royce and Harrison Ford scholarship funds.
ForeFlight Provides Subscriptions, Scholarships - The software company ForeFlight is supporting EAA and the Young Eagles program by offering complimentary subscriptions to ForeFlight Mobile as well as providing financial support for select individuals to the EAA Air Academy. Click for more information
