Mark Your Calendars:

2010 Season

Saturday Sept. 11th @ Smartt Field 9am until 2pm (Pilot brief at 8:30am) This will be in conjunction with the Ozark Airlines/Silver Swallows Flyin. YE flights AMB presentation. Directions to the EAA Chapter 32's Aviation Resource Center

Saturday Sepetmber 25th & 26th @ Smartt Field 9am until 2pm (Pilot brief at 8:30am) This will be in conjunction with the Smartt Field Open House. Young Eagle flights and Aviation Merit Badge presentation. Directions to the EAA Chapter 32's Aviation Resource Center

Saturday October ?? @ St. Clair Airport Noon til 2:30pm. This is in conjunction with Merit Badge University at Eureka College. 25 Boy Scouts learn the Aviation Merit Badge 9am until 11:30am. Drive to St. Clair Airport at 11:45am. Take a Young Eagles flight from Noon until 2:30pm. Then return to the University for the remainder of the Aviation Merit Badge. Directions to St. Clair Regional Airport

NOTE: Schedule subject to change due to weather or other unforeseeable events.

So now that you have flown, what's next?

Young Eagles Flight Plan: A Guide to the Left Seat

EAA has announced the Young Eagles Flight Plan, which has developed a number of new programs to encourage young people to consider flying and aviation careers. Key elements include the Young Eagles Flight, Sporty's online Next Step Program, a free First Flight Lesson, flight training scholarships and awards, and a free EAA Student Membership.

After completing a Young Eagles Flight, you'll have access to the Sporty's Complete Pilot Training Course. This course is the Next Step in the Flight Plan and a great way to begin your aviation education. (Recommended for ages 13 and older.) The course is a $215 value and is offered free from Sporty's Pilot Shop.

Once you have completed part one (the recreational pilot course) of the Sporty's program, you'll receive a voucher from EAA for a free First Flight Lesson at a flight school of your choice. (You must be between ages 14 and 19 to qualify.) This $120 value is underwritten by Global Aerospace and the Jim and Angela Thompson Foundation.

When you finish the Sporty's program, you'll be eligible to apply for funds to be used for flight training. These $1,500 flight awards and $7,500 flight scholarships are paid to your flight school to further your flight training. (You must be between ages 16 and 20 to qualify.) These flight awards and scholarships are underwritten by Rolls-Royce and the Harrison Ford Scholarship Fund at EAA.

Beginning in late October 2010, all Young Eagles will be offered a free EAA Student Membership. This membership will be valid until your 19th birthday and will include a membership card, e-newsletters, member discounts, and an electronic version of Sport Aviation. The EAA Student Membership is presented by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. More information will appear in the near future at www.YoungEagles.org.

See Pictures from Past Events:

Smartt Field Open House - August 23 & 24th, 2008

Gary setting up the speaker system	Gale helping	Local pilot wishing he could be a Young Eagle	Registration ready to go
	Shamrock the Clown directing traffic		Sunday Registration moved inside in the shade
Joe Sargent arriving with YE			Leo Lang with his Young Eagles	Frank taking a group
John Teipen with his YE
Boy Scout Aviation Merit Badge session
Kids and their stomp rockets				Future Fighter Pilot

Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts Topics

Chapter 32 is happy to provide your scout with information for his Boy Scout Aviation Merit Badge or her Junior Girl Scout Aerospace badge. See the requirements below.

Topics Covered for Boy Scout Aviation Badge

Presentation from 9am-Noon; testing and signoff at Noon.

Prior to coming to the Aviation Merit Badge workshop, the Scout will need to gather all the necessary paperwork (workbook and merit badge application) for the workshop. Download and print out a copy of the workbook prior to attending the event. Contact your Scout Master for copies of the merit badge application. EAA Chapter 32 does not have any copies of the merit badge applications nor badges. Your Scout Master will provide the necessary help in obtaining the badges after the workshop is complete.

EAA Chapter 32 Aviation Merit Badge Councilor will present a workshop with the information needed to complete the Aviation Merit Badge beginning at 9am and ending about noon. The students will then be tested and the merit badge application will be signed by the Aviation Merit Badge Councilor following the presentation. Return the completed workbook and merit badge application to your Scout Master after completion.

The Boy Scout will receive a Young Eagles flight during the course of the presentation as part of the Merit Badge. A parent or legal guardian (not the Scout Master) needs to sign a Young Eagle Registration form prior to the flight taking place. If a parent or legal guardian is not able to attend with the scout, they may request a registration form to mailed to them 2 weeks prior to the event. The form must be an original copy Photo copies and faxes are not accepted by our national Young Eagles office.

Please contact us at youngeagles@eaa32.org if you have any questions.

Items Covered at Scout Day and other Young Eagle Events:

Topics Covered for Junior Girl Scouts Aerospace Badge

Please contact youngeagles@eaa32.org to arrange an Aerospace Badge presentation prior to attending so that we can make sure that we have an Aerospace Badge presenter available for that event.

Girls will receive a hand out that they can take to their troop leader so that her leader knows what topics have been covered and can purchase the badge for her. EAA and Chapter 32 do not provide Girl Scout Aerospace Badges. Those can only be purchased by a Girl Scout troop leader.

For other aviation related activities, see EAA's Aviation Activity Cookbook with activities for Elementary, Middle School and High School students. Includes Aviation Curricular Activites for the three levels.