By ANN Contributor Tyson V. Rininger
On July 31st, 1992, Young Eagle's Chairman Cliff Robertson and
EAA President Tom Poberezny flew the first Young Eagles at
AirVenture. From that point on, it was the EAA's mission to fly a
million young people by the 100th anniversary of powered flight in
2003.
In 1994, General Chuck Yeager (USAF, Ret.) took over as chairman of
the Young Eagle's program. He continued the quest until March,
2004. Over the past several years, Ford has done his share, flying
almost 200 Young Eagles and taking the reigns as the newest
chairman.