If you are age 8 to 17, then come to Lincoln Park Airport beginning at 9:00 am on Sunday, October 3rd and experience the thrill of powered flight. |
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Federally licensed, experienced pilots from this area will be donating their time to give free airplane rides to kids interested in aviation. The event will end at about noon, or when all the children have had a ride. This Young Eagles Flight Rally program is sponsored by Lincoln Park based Chapter 501 of the Experimental Aircraft Association. (See the main EAA 501 web page for pictures of prior years' Young Eagles flights at Lincoln Park. Check out the EAA national organization's description of this program at www.youngeagles.com)
Before each flight, the pilot-host or "ground school" instructor will introduce passengers to the various aspects of flying and answer all questions. The short airborne ride around the area is accomplished in a "normal category" aircraft or helicopter, the kind you see every day at general aviation airports such as Lincoln Park. Children will be flown on a first come first served basis. However a simple email with the number of children and their ages would be appreciated for event planning purposes. Email our program coordinator Allen Dunn at dunn@eaa501.org Also, if your child has any special needs that we should be aware of prior to the flight please let us know what those requirements are and if at all possible we will try our best to accommodate your child, but remember our first priority is safety. There will be several airplanes flying the kids and the event will conclude after about 3 hours. There is always the possibility that changing weather conditions will cause delays or a cancellation of the flights. This web site will display any decisions that are made before 7:00am. After that hour the flight decisions will be made at the airport. When you arrive at the airport all parents/guardians must fill out and sign the waiver agreement and flight registration record forms. These MUST be signed by a parent or guardian. Forms will be available at the airport on Saturday or... plus printable copies of the waiver agreement and registration forms. Pages 4 and 5 of the 6 page document are very important. On flight day passengers should dress casually but neatly. Bring a sweater or light jacket. Wear non-skid shoes. Eat lightly, at home, before you come. Refreshments will be available after your flight and each youngster will be presented with a specially printed EAA Young Eagles Certificate as a lasting record of the flight. A record of each flight is later registered in EAA's World's Largest Logbook where you can find the names of more than 1.5 million kids who have flown on Young Eagles flights since 1992. Parents: EAA's Young Eagles flights are for the kids. If YOU want to go flying, we recommend you meet the pilots and flight instructors at Aero Safety Training, Ltd., on the field at Lincoln Park Airport, and arrange for a sightseeing ride or flight instruction. |
The Young Eagles Flight Rally program at Lincoln Park Airport is conducted by
Chapter 501 of the Experimental Aircraft Association which is grateful for the assistance
and advice of the owners and management of Lincoln Park Airport.