Young Eagles Program Celebrates 30 Years in Aurora

For 30 years, the Young Eagles program has inspired the next generation of young pilots.

Mike Baer (bear), president of the Aurora chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, is celebrating 30 years of introducing teens and kids to aviation in the Young Eagles program.

Volunteer pilots give kids between the ages of 8 and 17 a free ride in a small plane…

Since 1992, the Aurora EAA chapter has taken more than 20-thousand kids on Young Eagle flights.