Pilots Pat Halligan, Don Eide, Gary Rosch, and Harvey Havir flew thirty Boys’ and Girls’ Club members on Friday, April 8. Ground support was provided by Jon Cumpton, his wife, Suzanne, John Koser, and Ron Oehler.
Franco Fiorillo, the new operator at Aircraft Resource Center, welcomed the group and offered to be supportive of future Young Eagle projects, fly-ins or other Chapter 25 activities.
Jon boarded the bus as the group arrived at 1:00 p.m. and explained the procedures. As they arrived, the youngsters were assigned to pilots and escorted to their respective planes. Others were taken to Jon Cumpton’s Citabria, where they underwent a short ground school orientation.
Photos were taken as aircraft returned to the FBO and Certificates were awarded at the end of the afternoon as students returned with their counselor.
This was an active group with lots of diverse interests, but our pilots and ground crew made the afternoon a meaningful one for the youngsters.
This group was with us last year for a Young Eagle rally and we’ll probably be welcoming them again next year. The images will provide impressions of a bunch of happy kids after their flying experiences.
A wonderful response was made by one boy, who, after landing, repeated several times, “I got to fly the plane! I got to fly the plane! I got to fly the plane!”
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