There are several programs designed to interest young people in aviation - the most notable of which is the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles - but there are only a very few that actually get the kids started flying as genuine student pilots. Rick Durden recently wrote about what is obviously the largest of these, The Blue Yonder Foundation. If this program grows as we all hope, it will become the gateway through which dozens - if not scores or even hundreds - of "airport kids" will pass on the way to careers in aviation. I urge you all to donate to this foundation. I have.You can make a tax-deductible donation to:
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/features/eye-of-experience-47the-first-flight-program