Young Eagles Flights and pancake breakfasts resume
Posted on 6th Jul 2021
On June 19th we had our first pancake breakfast with Young Eagle flights since Covid. And we will resume them with our pancake breakfasts, weather permitting.
EAA 1073, Truckee CA
Young Eagles
EAA1073 Fly our Young Eagles (ages 8 and up to 18) from April 1st trough October on the 2nd Saturday of the month along with a Pancake Breakfast ($7 includes pancakes, eggs, sausage, OJ, tea, coffee, etc.). This is all weather permitting. In short, if it's raining, low ceilings, windy...most likely we will not fly. The time is from 0730 to 1000 AM.
We offer our Young Eagles FREE flights (donations happily accepted) on a first come first served basis. So come early to be sure your kid gets a ride. First time kids have priority for the flights but we rarely turn anyone away. Make sure you kid/s is dressed appropriately for current weather conditions.
EAA1073 welcomes back Young Eagles
Posted on 21st Jun 2021
Yesterday was a good day...no, it was a great day. When I arrived at 0630 the hangar was already buzzing with members. The kitchen had those wonderful smells of pancakes, sausage and eggs cooking away on the stove. The Young Eagle crew was setting up the outdoor shade and tables. The office had the...
2019 Young Eagles Stats
Posted on 1st Jan 2020
As of January 1, 2019, the chapter had flown 4,518 YEs So far this year the chapter has flown 342 YEs at the post-airshow rally; two rallies at other airports - Nervino and Elko; six targeted mini-rallies for summer camps; and our monthly pancake breakfasts. That brings our total for the past 26 years of the program to 4,859 Young Eagles flown by our chapter.
Truckee Post Airshow Young Eagles
Posted on 15th Jul 2018
We did well yesterday. I know that we had a few minor gaffes and goofs, so if you have feedback, please pass it to me so that I can make an effort to make things better next time. We registered 64 YEs on Saturday, and flew about 49 of them on Sunday. As we were winding down and even after we sto...
EAA 1073 very active Young Eagles Program
Posted on 6th Mar 2018
The EAA Young Eagles program was launched in 1992 by the National EAA organization to introduce young people ages 8 through 17 to aviation by giving them a free ride in a general aviation aircraft. To date, more than two million Young Eagles have enjoyed a flight through this program. Young Eagles have been registered in more than 90 different countries and have been flown by more than 42,000 volunteer pilots. For more information, click on: eaa-young-eagles-program.
2017 another successful year for EAA1073
Posted on 5th Mar 2018
Young Eagle pilot, Ken Aronson, with new Young Eagle Storm Jacobs, August 2017.