Name: Gary Baker
City: Wadsworth
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Thank you! Thank You!
One day was cloudy, one day was sunny, but both days were amazing! Thank you to all the families who joined us for our Young Eagles Days. It was great to be able to introduce so many young people to aviation.
And many, many thanks to all our volunteers! From the pilots who donated their aircraft, (and gas), to all the stellar ground volunteers, Young Eagles Day couldn't happen without you. Finally, many more thanks to our host for the day, Wayne County Airport. We love working with you to share our love of aviation.
Young Eagles Day Is Rescheduled to Sept. 28th & Oct. 5th
By now, you should have received a few emails from us as we work through rescheduling Young Eagles Day after the initial weather delay. To be sure we have sufficient pilots and to insure a good experience for our Young Eagles and their families, we have broken one very busy event into two, more manageable events. Hopefully, you have already reregistered your child and received a confirmation email, but if you have any concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us at eaachapter846@gmail.com and we will be happy to confirm your child's status. If your child is not registered, we can not guarantee them a Young Eagles flight.
A few things to know:
- We are all volunteers - Pilots and ground personnel are all volunteers, giving their time, their equipment and their fuel to introduce your young people to aviation. Be kind, be patient.
- Scheduling - YEs are scheduled on a first come, first serve basis to fly with a pilot in 2 or 4 seat aircraft. Only a few children can go at a time and that takes time. Chances are you will have to wait for your flight. Bring activities or snacks for young children that might be coming with you.
- Aircraft Seating - Seating arrangements are not guaranteed regardless of age or past Young Eagles experience and are at the discretion of your pilot.
- Weather - Fingers crossed, it will be beautiful weather, and everyone gets to fly, but if it's not, be watching our Facebook page for updates.
- Safety - Our guests are restricted to the airport hangar unless escorted by a chapter volunteer in an orange vest. The ramp staging area will be a high traffic area, and all individuals must be escorted.
- Pilots - All our pilots are certificated by the FAA and all aircraft are likewise licensed by the government. Additionally, each pilot is required to complete EAA’s Youth Protection Training and background check program. The flights are conducted according to federal regulations. No aerobatic maneuvers are performed.
More questions? Check out Young Eagles FAQs. We look forward to seeing you in September!
Young Eagles Days 2024
We have two Young Eagles Days set for this summer:
- Saturday, June 1, 9-2 pm at Medina Municipal Airport, (1G5), 2050 Medina Rd, Medina, OH -Completed!
- Saturday, Aug. 17, 9-2 pm at Wayne County Airport, (KBJJ), 6020 N. Honeytown Rd., Smithville, OH
We hoping to introduce whole new group of young people to aviation this summer. Our Young Eagles Days give young people ages 8-17, the opportunity to learn about aviation and experience a flight with one of our experienced, volunteer pilots, and all for free.
Nationally, the Young Eagles program has flown more than 2.3 million kids with the help of EAA’s network of volunteer pilots and ground vol
unteers, including the members of Chapter 846.
Register for the event at YoungEaglesDay.org. All participants must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. We can't wait to see you at the airport!
Another Successful Young Eagles Day! 
The Chapter held a Young Eagles Day Saturday, June 1, at Medina Airport. It was an unqualified success with 63 Young Eagles being flown by eight Chapter pilots. The weather was perfect with light winds favoring runway 19, which allowed a great view for everyone to watch the takeoffs and landings. More photos can be found on our Google Photos page, Young Eagles 2024 Album.
The pilots and their totals:
- Karl Aber 6 flights 12 Young Eagles
- Logan Cohara 4 flights 8 Young Eagles
- David Gerdeman 4 flights 10 Young Eagles
- Paul Hancheck 6 flights 7 Young Eagles
- Steve Lehuta 5 flights 10 Young Eagles
- Bryon Palitto 3 flights 7 Young Eagles
- Josh Tomsheck 2 flights 3 Young Eagles
- Matt Tomsheck 3 flights 6 Young Eagles
Greg Cantrell and Steve Greer did a great job getting all of the kids registered. Sherry Tytko took on the task of assigning kids to pilots, as well as ensuring that the logbooks and flight certificates were matched up for the plane captains. The plane captains, who escorted kids and parents to and from the aircraft, were Mary Baker, Kevin Fink, Rachel Fink, Mike Guenthner, Dale Holmes, Ron Lutz, Scott Taggart, Tom Troxel, and Amy Tytko. Chapter guest volunteers Noah Consolati and Pete Kramarczuk assisted as plane captains. Doug Tytko was the chapter photographer for the day recording the events and the big smiles on everyone’s faces. Colm Burke and Paulie Hancheck worked with Ken Guthrie and Adam Hile and the RC flight simulators allowing kids to practice flying an aircraft. Brian Burke did an excellent job in getting all of the kids through ground school. Randy Brooks, Jerry Mraz and Dave Manning acted as Ground Boss keeping all of the aircraft going into and out of designated parking spots on the ramp. Members Mike Baker and Glenn Krafcik also attended the event. After set-up, Gary Baker answered questions and tried to stay out of everyone’s way. Set-up and tear-down was done by Gary Baker, Randy Brooks, Walt Halloran, Dale Holmes, Gary Kohler, Dave Manning, Brad Wurst and Chris and Quinn Oehlers. A very big thanks goes to Dave Manning for allowing the chapter to use his canopy or folks to situnder during the day’s activities. If we forgot someone please accept our apologies.
This day’s event brings our chapter total of Young Eagles flown to more than 3,650 kids! Thank you to all the volunteers who made our first Young Eagles event in 2024 a success! The Chapter will host Young Eagles Day #2 on Saturday, August 17, at Wayne County Airport (KBJJ). Please make a note in your calendar. Online registration is available for parents: https://youngeaglesday.org/?10457
The weather was looking a little grim at the start of both our Young Eagles Days this summer, but the skies cleared and we were able to give 116 young people the chance to experience flight in May and June. Our amazing volunteers, on the ground and in the pilot's seat, shared their enthusiasm, love and knowledge of aviation with kids and parents. Their experience was enriched by the opportunity to tour a Life Flight helicopter, participate in hands-on experiments in the ground school, examine an RC airplane, test their skills in a flight simulator game, collect free Aviore comic books, and just talk aviation with all our volunteers.
Many thanks to all our partners who made the days a success: Wayne County Airport, Wayne County RC Club, Metro Life Flight, Experimental Aircraft Association, all our pilots who donated their time, their aircraft and their gas, and all our ground volunteers who donated their time, energy and aching feet to introduce young people to the joy of flight.
Young Eagles Day, "Take 2"
We had so much demand, that we scheduled a second Young Eagles Day for those who weren't able to fly in June. All the time slots for that 
Click here for photos of Young Eagles "Day 2"
Young Eagles, 2022 Recap
Okay, maybe we're not quite ready to post a recap yet, but we know you want to see the pictures. So here is the link to see them, Young Eagles Photos. But keep checking back, as more folks send us more pictures, and we'll post them.
Thank you for joining us for Young Eagles Day. We love sharing our love of aviation with your children and families.
Young Eagles Day, June 11, 2022
**As of 0630, the weather looks good for another successful Young Eagles Day! If you have already reserved a time slot, we'll be waiting for you. If you haven't, we are full with a waiting list, but come on down to Wayne County Airport anyway for their Airport Day, and be watching this space for information on our next Young Eagles Day. #846YE2022
Founded in 1992, the Young Eagles program has dedicated more than 25 years to giving youth ages 8–17 their first free ride in an airplane. It’s the only program of its kind, with the sole mission to introduce and inspire kids in the world of aviation.
Nationally, the Young Eagles program has flown more than 2.3 million kids with the help of EAA’s network of volunteer pilots and ground volunteers, including the members of Chapter 846.
Each year we fly young people ages 8-17 at a local general aviation airport. Each child will attend a short ground school, followed by a free airplane ride with a qualified pilot. A parent or guardian must be present.
All EAA staff, volunteers and pilots who work with children under the age of 18 must fulfill EAA's Youth Protection Policy training. In addition, all pilots and certain categories of volunteers are required to complete online training and a background check every three years.
Before Young Eagles Day
- Preregister on our registration site.
On Young Eagles Day, June 11, 2022
- Check here or our Facebook page for any weather related delays
- Come to the Wayne County Airport, 6020 Honeytown Rd., Wooster, OH. an hour before your scheduled flight time.
- All Young Eagles will receive:
- A short ground school
- Aircraft walk-around
- Their flight
- A certificate and logbook, signed by their pilot
- Complimentary student membership to EAA until they reach 19
- Their name will be entered into the world's largest logbook
