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Flabob, Calif. – February 1, 2007 – They’re Young Eagles who now are truly soaring.
Brittni Tanenbaum, 17, Tiffany Felton, 20, and Amanda Lockman, 17, all of Riverside, California, earned the right to fly and on Jan. 14, the trio received Eagle Pilot Awards during an EAA Chapter 1 luncheon meeting at Flabob Airport.
The three have much in common. They all received a Young Eagles flight that cemented their interest in aviation. And all three became “Aeronca Kids,” who since 2000 have spent about 60,000 hours restoring and rebuilding a1941 Aeronca taildragger that two teens and an instructor flew to EAA AirVenture 2006.
It wasn’t easy work. More than 75 students worked on the project at various stages, replacing the rotted fabric, wood and rusted steel tubing. They overhauled the engine, built new wings, and installed the instruments. And on the Saturday mornings when they weren’t working on the plane, they volunteered for Young Eagles ground duty.
But in return for their work, the teens could earn flying lessons — the first 60 hours working on the airplane earned 10 dual flight instruction hours.
Felton told The Press Enterprise that she got into aviation after being “dragged” to the March Air Reserve Base for a visit. Some March Field Air Museum volunteers suggested trying the Young Eagles Program at Flabob Airport because a similar program had been canceled at the base for safety reasons after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, she said.
Now Felton is teaching a Young Eagles class at Flabob.
In addition, Gotta Fly Aviation also presented an honorary award to Linda Duet, who at 65 earned her pilot’s license after a long absence from flight training.
"I love flying. Period,” said Duet. “I'd rather fly than eat!”.
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From left, Brittni Tanenbaum, Tiffany Felton, Linda Duet and Amanda Lockman show off their Eagle Pilot Awards at Gotta Fly Aviation at the Flabob Airport.
For More Information
EAA Chapter 1
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007
Aeronca To Oshkosh
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