Young Eagles Are Now Trading Planes

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Key Takeaways:

  • Alpha Tango Charlie is offering discounted aviation trading cards to aviation education and learn-to-fly organizations.
  • The initiative aims to inspire children in aviation and help address the declining pilot population.
  • The card packs, featuring various aircraft and trivia, are used by groups like EAA chapters to engage and encourage kids.
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In an effort to get kids back into aviation and thus help slow or even stop the declining pilot population, Alpha Tango Charlie at EAA AirVenture said it is offering a discount on its aviation trading cards for aviation education and learn-to-fly organizations. ‘Several EAA chapters offer them to Young Eagle kids to help reinforce the thrilling memory of their first flight,” company President Tom Trainor said. “This is a new tool available to help inspire and encourage kids to become interested and involved in aviation.” Each $2.99 pack contains 11 cards — eight aircraft cards, two trivia cards and a bonus card. Six pack bundles are also available for $17.99.

The base set features 88 different aircraft cards, spanning vintage airplanes, warbirds, gliders, seaplanes, prop singles and twins, business jets and more. Each card has a high-quality image in the front and interesting facts on the back.

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