Free Young Eagles take flight - Fredericksburg Standard

Young Eagle Jared Chen — “Lt. Chen,” as he likes to be called — took flight with pilot Bill Lucy in his doorless Experimental KitFox 7SS at the 2023 Free Young Eagle flight event Saturday at the Gillespie County Airport. Eleven pilots took 60 aspiring aviators on flying tours of Fredericksburg and taught them about aeronautics. — Standard-Radio Post/Lauren Shults

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Lauren Elizabeth ShultsonJune 28, 2023

Free Young Eagles take flight

The Gillespie County chapter of the National Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) met Saturday, June 24, to host their yearly Free Young Eagles event. This year, 11 pilots took 60 Young Eagles on flying tours of Fredericksburg.

In 1992, the program was established to introduce and help guide aspiring pilots, aged 8-17, in the world of aviation. Gillespie County Chapter 1088 has been flying Young Eagles for 14 years.

“It’s a little like SCUBA diving. The sky is a whole different world,” sa...

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