Young Eagles Day 2005 Photo Gallery

Saturday, June 11, 2005 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Young Eagles Day was held at the Quonset Air Museum in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, welcoming kids and their families.
Participants received preflight briefings covering navigation, air traffic control, instrument panels, and aircraft safety procedures.
The event culminated in children experiencing flights in a variety of small single-engine aircraft with EAA pilots, like the first Young Eagle of the day, 11-year-old Ben Falvey, who flew in a homebuilt Glastar.
The program aimed to provide an educational and enjoyable introduction to aviation, proving fun for both the young participants and the volunteer pilots.

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Kids and their families came to the Quonset Air Museum hangar in North Kingstown, Rhode Island for preflight briefings on Young Eagles Day.

They learned about navigation, air traffic control, and the instrument panel before even getting to the ramp.

The last stop at the museum – a walk-around of an airplane and explanation of the preflight and safety procedures.

Next stop is the terminal, where kids get a chance to fly in a real airplane. First, a few instructions and photo ops.

This being an EAA event, there is a wide variety of small single-engine aircraft to fly in.

First Young Eagle of the day Ben Falvey, 11, flew with pilot Kim Boekelheide in his homebuilt Glastar.

More happy new Young Eagles.

Al Schmid proves it’s fun for the pilots, too.

No job is finished ’til the paperwork is done.