Harrison Ford Flying Young Eagles @ Chino (10/10)

"Bruce R" wrote in message
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Nice series. Good to see him doing something like this for the kids.
Thanks to all who do it.

Bruce


I know how much of an impact getting a ride in an airplane at a young age
can make on a person. I had a 6th grade teacher that used aviation for part
of our science instruction and finished the subject off with rides. It
resulted in a life-long love for aviation and a 20 year career in the Navy
as an aircrewman. If 1% of those kids catch the bug like I did, it'll be
worth the effort the Young Eagle program participants put into it.
Rob

Back in '64 a friend of my father who owned a Piper Comanche at Payar
Lebar, Singapore (when it was a really little airport) offered me a
flight with him after noticing this shy kid day after day hanging
around the airfield fence watching the flights coming and going. My
mother said "No!" but you know what kids are like. In the end I
sneaked on a flight with him over Singapore City and I was hooked for
life.Just like you, except in my case it was a career in the RAF. That
was 44 years ago and I'm still hooked!

My mother is still almost as scared of flying now as she was when she
forbade me to go, but she'll come flying with me. :-) Result!!

andy

On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:33:04 -0400, "Scubabix"
wrote:


"Bruce R" wrote in message
.. .
Nice series. Good to see him doing something like this for the kids.
Thanks to all who do it.

Bruce


I know how much of an impact getting a ride in an airplane at a young age
can make on a person. I had a 6th grade teacher that used aviation for part
of our science instruction and finished the subject off with rides. It
resulted in a life-long love for aviation and a 20 year career in the Navy
as an aircrewman. If 1% of those kids catch the bug like I did, it'll be
worth the effort the Young Eagle program participants put into it.
Rob

awem wrote in
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Back in '64 a friend of my father who owned a Piper Comanche at Payar
Lebar, Singapore (when it was a really little airport) offered me a
flight with him after noticing this shy kid day after day hanging
around the airfield fence watching the flights coming and going. My
mother said "No!" but you know what kids are like. In the end I
sneaked on a flight with him over Singapore City and I was hooked for
life.Just like you, except in my case it was a career in the RAF. That
was 44 years ago and I'm still hooked!

My mother is still almost as scared of flying now as she was when she
forbade me to go, but she'll come flying with me. :-) Result!!

andy


This story has played thousands of times...

But it never gets boring! Thanks for sharing.