KR> Re: Young Eagles Flights

2009-06-14 Thread Glenn Martin
To my Fellow KR builders. Just to let everybody know: the young eagles program at EAA479 attracted over 35 children/teens and a few parents got rides too. We had 9 pilots show up with their planes, and two were experimentals; a Bearhawk and an RV-8, both flying excellently. I was the traffic

KR> Re: Young Eagles Flights

2009-06-14 Thread Randy Smith
Subject: Re: KR> Re: Young Eagles Flights To: "KRnet" List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Friday, June 12, 2009, 9:07 AM I have to agree with Mark.  The FAA, in an attempt to look good in the eys of the genral public, will for sure, impose new sanctions on Experimentals.  We do not

KR> Re: Young Eagles Flights

2009-06-12 Thread Solly Melyon
.  Solly Melyon-Mgr AeroMax Aviation, LLC www.aeromaxaviation.com 229.241.1175 --- On Thu, 6/11/09, Mark Langford wrote: From: Mark Langford Subject: Re: KR> Re: Young Eagles Flights To: "KRnet" List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 2:06 PM Ten folks have poi

KR> Re: Young Eagles Flights

2009-06-12 Thread Lee Parker
What about the girls? --- On Thu, 6/11/09, Ray Fuenzalida wrote: From: Ray Fuenzalida Subject: Re: KR> Re: Young Eagles Flights To: "KRnet" List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 11:41 AM Correct.  EAA has no restrictions, BSA does.  But we do like to p

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2009-06-11 Thread Ed Janssen
Speaking mostly to non-choir members - unfortunately, the word "experimental" has an inherent negative connotation to anything associated with it - especially to the unknowing newspapers and the unknowing public who read and watch the news. There seems to be something sensational about being

KR> Re: Young Eagles Flights

2009-06-11 Thread Fred Johnson
Mark, let me weight in here, as the founding chapter president of EAA chapter 1361 here in Reno and as past volunteer at Chapter 52 in Sacramento, there is NO policy on the type i.e.; experimental or certificated aircraft for young eagles. When we flew the VERY first sanctioned young eagle event he

KR> Re: Young Eagles Flights

2009-06-11 Thread Mark Langford
Ten folks have pointed out that there is no official EAA policy which prefers "certified" aircraft over experimentals. I'm just telling you what I was told by one of my local chaper officers. I volunteered to fly Young Eagles and was told that there were plenty of guys flying them in spam cans

KR> Re: Young Eagles Flights

2009-06-11 Thread Ray Fuenzalida
Jeff Scott Subject: KR> Re: Young Eagles Flights To: kr...@mylist.net List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 2:47 PM Ray, You are referencing the BSA's guidelines.  However, the EAA has no such restrictions.  Last I heard, the BSA didn't operate the Young Ea

KR> Re: Young Eagles Flights

2009-06-10 Thread Jeff Scott
Ray, You are referencing the BSA's guidelines. However, the EAA has no such restrictions. Last I heard, the BSA didn't operate the Young Eagles program. Instead, if they choose to participate, they are under self imposed restrictions. -Jeff Scott Los Alamos, NM EAA Chapter 691 President