![]() In past years, this active EAA Chapter #1160 of Pahrump has hosted 30 to 100 youth each September in the annual Young Eagle flights. With 33 registrations already showing online at you still have time to get your child involved. At the conclusion of the flight, honorary “co-pilots” receive an official logbook signed by the pilot so that they can continue to track their flights just like a fully trained pilot.Ī parent or legal guardian must register each child prior to flight, and then remain at the airport until the flight returns. No doubt, the kids will have a spectacularly unique view of the Pahrump Fall Festival and parade to relate to their friends. The flight path will take off at the Calvada Meadows Airpark, travel over the winery area, down to Lakeside, catch the old dairy area along Irene, then return to Calvada Meadows. Weather permitting, and consent waivers signed by parent or guardian, eager youth will accompany their pilot on a short, 20-minute flight above Pahrump. Qualified, licensed, adult private pilots have volunteered to introduce children ages eight to 18 to the airplane experience, using their fully certified aircraft on Saturday, Sept. This is exactly what the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Young Eagles program addresses. Imagine the opportunity to literally expose your child to flying, free of charge. Since 1992, Experimental Aircraft Association pilots nationally, have provided 1.9 million Young Eagle flights in more than 90 countries, as a way for young prospective pilots to get a taste of flying, free of charge.įiguratively speaking, parents want to expose their children to ample experiences in their young lives so that ultimately, young adults can fly on their own. A pilot comes in for a perfect landing after taking a Young Eagle aloft at the Calvada Airpark off of Highway 160.
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