Things are Happening!

In the couple of weeks since my last post there have been some exciting developments in my little aviation world.

First, our EAA Chapter had another Young Eagles rally and flew a record number of young people.  We did significant outreach to the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts in our area and they turned out in droves, especially the Cubs.  They all seemed to have a great time and I've been able to line up some aviation-themed meetings with Cub Scout packs in the upcoming months.

Second, my sons have started working with the online ground school package from Sporty's Pilot Shop that's included with the Young Eagles flight.  My oldest is making great progress and when I've peeked over his shoulder I've been impressed with the format and content of the program.  Getting access to the online training FREE with the Young Eagles flight is a huge benefit and I'm very grateful to Sporty's for their generosity in making it available.

Third, I placed a few ads a while back seeking a donor airplane for our Venture Crew.  Much to my surprise, a very generous gentleman out in Iowa has offered to donate a Fisher Flying Products FP-101 ultralight to our Crew if we will go to Iowa to retrieve it.  I'm making plans for the trip right now but I haven't told the Crew yet.  They'll get their first word of it at our meeting on Sunday and I'm really looking forward to their reactions.  It's most definitely a project plane and it's not clear just now if we'll restore it to full flying condition, or just to use as a static display and teaching aid.  Either way it will be a great learning experience for our Crew.  Wish us luck!

Hopefully this string of positive activity will continue.  It's great being able to work on something I truly enjoy like youth in aviation.