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EAA 430 August 2011 Young Eagles Event

YEYoung Eagles flights

Saturday, August 13, 2011 at Sequim Valley Airport

Click on any small image for the full size version.

Also, Linda Masys made an online PhotoShow with photos from these pages and more. 
It has music accompaniment and is available here.

Tent
Hedy, Joan, Donna, Linda were the registration tent crew.  It was an overcast day but good enough for local flight operations.
Flightline
7 aircraft and their pilots arrive on the flight line
Pilot talk
While waiting for the customers to arrive, the pilots amuse themselves with "and there I was..." stories...
Pilots smiling
and, of course, pointing out the skills of other arriving pilots!
Group photo
Soon the introductions, photos and flying begin
Smile...
Alan Barnard's Stinson is a fine backdrop for a Young Eagle snapshot
N8292X in flight
Jim Rosenbrugh 's Cessna 172 takes to the air
Tom Hart's citabria
And Tom Hart's Citabria follows
N53919 in flight
Tom made sure every Young Eagle got a flying lesson!
John's Citabria
John Meyer's Citabria awaits,
John's Citabria takes off
then launches skyward
Richard's Cardinal
Richard Bielawa's Cardinal heads for the runway
Landing
and returns for a smooth landing after a circuit to the Strait and around Sequim
Alan's Stinson
Alan taxi's out with a cabin full of aviators-to-be
Flight ops
Dan Masys readies the RV-10 for young eagles while Tom departs with another one...
RV-10 inflight
and departs for the standard circuit around Sequim
Marilyn's C182
Marilyn Hoeft's Skylane awaits another group of eagles
Waiting area
Meanwhile, a small crowd gathers in the waiting area
Signing certificates
In between flights there was a stack of paperwork for pilots to sign
Alan doing paperwork

Filling out paperwork...
Parents and guardians had their share of paperwork too...
Watching and waiting
From 10:00 am to 2:00 pm the people and planes came and went.
Congratulations
And 36 times over the Young Eagle experience ended with a handshake and smiles.

 
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Carlsborg, WA 98324