Young Eagles

Gary Miller's Cessena 170

The thrill to take to the sky is so invigorating. A chance to see the world from a different perspective. I have flown in different type of aircraft. And there is always the rush of excitement when you leave the ground. In my excitement, I have shared my passion of flight with others thru various means to do so. One of those ways is the Young Eagles program. This is an introductory flight for kids 8-17 in connection with local EAA chapters in communities around the country. There is nothing like watching a little kid climb into plane, and put on the headsets. To see the look on their faces is to see the of excitement of Charles Lindbergh,Chuck Yeager,Amelia Earhart. To have had this opportunity as a kid, it would have been one of my dreams come true. But this dream did come later. Aviation, what rush!!! And the great people that makes this program work. From the pilots to the line worker making sure that everyone stays safe. The behind the scenes printing out certificates,and those selling t-shirts.


High Flight
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth Of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred thingsYou have not dreamed of — wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there,I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air. . . .
Up, up the long, delirious burning blue I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace Where never lark, or ever eagle flew —And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space,Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
— John Gillespie Magee, Jr