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Thu, Feb 05, 2015

AeroSports Update: EAA And Sporty’s Help Kids Get Started

EAA And Sporty’s Open The Door To Aviation For More Than 30,000 Young People Through by Collaborating On The Young Eagles Program

EAA started their young Eagle program back in 1992 with the hopes of introducing aviation to young people. The program has been an overwhelming success, but one airplane ride does not a pilot make. This is where Sporty’s Pilot Shop comes into the picture.

EAA and Sporty’s Pilot Shop are doing their part to build the next generation of aviation, as more than 30,000 young people have enrolled in Sporty’s Online Learn to Fly Course as a follow-up to their EAA Young Eagles flight.

The Sporty’s course, which was first offered to all Young Eagles without charge in 2009, allows young people to take the FAA Sport, Recreational, and Private Pilot ground school courses at no charge. The course is a next step for the more than 70,000 Young Eagles flown each year by EAA member volunteer pilots.

“Sporty’s support for the Young Eagles program is truly outstanding,” said Brian O’Lena, EAA Manager of Young Eagles. “Sporty’s understands the Young Eagles mission and stepped forward to provide ways for those young people to further explore aviation through a pathway that is available in the technologies used today. This means that more than 30,000 young people have the opportunity to pursue aviation in a focused and meaningful way.”

The concept was developed with input from EAA pilots who had been flying Young Eagles. Those pilots said many of the young people wanted to discover more about aviation but there were no readily available resources for them. Sporty’s filled that role by offering its online course at no charge for Young Eagles. The goal is to continue to build the next generation of aviation and boost student pilot starts with the group already engaged through the Young Eagles program.

“Just like EAA, Sporty’s is dedicated to the Young Eagles program for the long term,” said Michael Wolf, President and CEO of Sporty’s Pilot Shop. “We will continue to invest in these potential young pilots by making Sporty’s Online Learn to Fly Course more accessible and more engaging for every Young Eagle.”

Young Eagles receive information on how to register and begin the Sporty’s Online Learn to Fly Course immediately after their flights. The instructions and login information allow young people to start discovering more right away. Registration No. 30,000 was recorded by Sporty’s over the January 24-25 weekend.

“What’s next? Reaching more young people with this and additional opportunities to be involved in flight,” O’Lena said. “All of us in aviation know the urgency of bringing more people into the world of flight. Thanks to Sporty’s support, EAA Young Eagles is doing that in a way matched nowhere else.”

FMI: www.eaa.org  www.sportys.com
 

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