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Our club is partnering with EAA Chapter 586 in Show Low to assist in their Young Eagles Build and Fly Program. The Young Eagles is part of the EAA effort to bring young people of ages 8 through 17 into aviation. Many EAA members offer free rides in full scale aircraft to the Young Eagles to give them hands on experience in flying a real aircraft. This program has been very successful in introducing young people to the possibilities of all types of careers in aviation.

To extend the aviation knowledge of the youths participating in Young Eagles the EAA implemented the Build and Fly Program. The local EAA chapter purchases a complete package of everything necessary to successfully build a radio controlled aircraft, including the kit, radio system, power system, all glue and finishing materials and tools to needed to complete the aircraft. The aircraft kit being used is currently a Old School Model Works Fifty Six to be built with an electric power system. Download the kit instruction manual here. ( about 67mb)

The EAA partners with area Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) chartered clubs to assist in the entire process. As radio controlled aircraft builders and flyers, AMA members possess a wealth of knowledge and skills to pass along to the young people in 1- building the model and 2- in providing a safe place to eventually fly the completed r/c aircraft.

We began the project at the EAA meeting on March 9, 2024. There were 17 Young Eagles signed up for the initial build. To try and speed up the process we broke up into groups with each group building a single part of the airframe. As expected there were some growing pains for both our club members and the YE's but by the end of the day it was going much smoother. Our second build session on the 23rd was much more productive and the participants there did a great job of building their assigned components.

The next build is scheduled for April 13th along with the regular monthly meeting of the EAA chapter, which begins at 9am.

For more info from the EAA click here.

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