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2152+
Young Eagles Flown by
EAA Chapter 55
EAA
Chapter 55
2009 Young Eagles
Aviation Days
Saturday,
July 11th, 2009
10:00am to 2:00pm
Saturday,
August 8th, 2009
10:00 am to 2:00pm
Pilots and Ground Volunteers Needed!
Contact Young Eagle Coordinator Doug Koons
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EAA
Chapter 55 Hanger
Mason Jewett Airport (TEW)
Mason, MI
The 1,000,000th Young Eagle was flown on December 13, 2003! Read this exciting story on the Young Eagles web site. This important EAA program continues towards 2,000,000.
Join the Chapter 55 "Century" Club by flying 100 or more Young Eagles.
"Century" Club members:
| Ernest Lutz |
279
|
| Ted Lakin |
255 |
| Doug Koons |
196
|
| Bill Purosky |
130
|
| David James |
111
|
| Steve Houghton |
105
|
| Max Hall |
101
|
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Yearly
Young Eagle Flights
|
|
| 2000 & prior |
497
|
| 2001 |
234
|
| 2002 |
291
|
| 2003 |
410
|
| 2004 |
106
|
| 2005 |
85
|
| 2006 |
179
|
| 2007 |
136
|
| 2008 |
207
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| Grand Totals to date |
2152
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The Complete Chapter Pilot Young Eagles Logbook
EAA Chapter 55 Young Eagles 2003
On
August 10th, 2002,
Ernest Lutz flew the chapter's 1000th Young Eagle and
his personal 100th. The chapter now has four pilots who are members
of the Century Club, having flown more than 100 Young Eagles. These
are Ted Lakin, Ernest Lutz, Mark Jacob and Max Hall.
(Pictured Left) Ernie Lutz With Amber(1000th) and Michael (999th)
Chapter 55 reached it's goal more than a year ahead of schedule, which shows the dedication and hard work all the chapter members have put into making the goal. Many thanks go out to all the Young Eagle coordinators, Max Hall, Mike Arntz, Renee Arntz, Ted Lakin, and the many pilots who have donated flight time valued at over $20,000.
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of Doug, Gary, Bob, and Greg, inserted here}
A very special thank you must be given to the ground crew members, without whom the rallies would have melted into chaos. Doug Koons, Gary Long, Bob Noelp for setup, crowd control, and tear-down. Lastly, but arguably most importantly, Greg Hoover who has worked quietly behind the scenes to set up the grills, cook the hot dogs, and then clean it all up when we are done eating. Many thanks to all the members who have helped out. The Young Eagles Program is an important community service and community relations tool which will help keep General Aviation alive for many more years.
Ted Lakin's 200th Young Eagle
Ted
Lakin with his 200th Young Eagle
Ted Lakin, Young Eagle pilot extraordinaire, flew his 200th Young Eagle on June 8th 2002. Ted has been instrumental in helping Chapter 55 meet and surpass its yearly goals for Young Eagle Flights. In May of 2000 Ted organized the largest Young Eagle rally the chapter has ever hosted, flying almost 90 Young Eagles in one day. In addition, he returned the following day to fly the Young Eagles that he had not been able to fly the previous day. To put Ted's flying into perspective, he has single-handedly flown one-fifth of Chapter 55's Young Eagles.