More than 200,000 young people nationwide have now had the opportunity to discover and explore a next step in aviation, thanks to the Sporty\u2019s Learn to Fly Course available free of charge following their EAA Young Eagles flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The current online course enrollment is double the total of just four years ago. The online Sporty\u2019s course is available free to EAA Young Eagles as a follow-up to their initial introductory flight by volunteer EAA-member pilots. The course is a comprehensive online ground school, test prep, and flight training companion that provides all the knowledge and concepts to pass the FAA Private Pilot written test, oral exam, and checkride. As Young Eagles progress through the course, they earn a voucher for a free-flight lesson, and reimbursement for the cost of their FAA knowledge exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs we surpassed 2.5 million Young Eagles flown less than a month ago, having more than 200,000 of them enrolled in Sporty\u2019s Learn to Fly Course showcases that the program is a true pathway to future aviation participation,\u201d said David Leiting, EAA\u2019s Eagles Programs Manager. \u201cSporty\u2019s makes this course available at no charge to our Young Eagles, regardless of their location, in an easy-to-comprehend way that sets them up for even more success. We thank Sporty\u2019s on behalf of all these young aviation enthusiasts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The concept to provide Sporty\u2019s online courses at no charge for Young Eagles was developed with input from EAA-member pilots who fly Young Eagles. Those pilots reported that after their flight, many of the young people wanted to discover more about aviation but lacked access to reliable and professional resources. The goal is to build the next generation of aviators and boost student pilot starts with a group already engaged through the Young Eagles program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s gratifying and humbling to know more than 200,000 young people have connected with our Learn to Fly Course to take their next steps in aviation,\u201d said John Zimmerman, President and CEO of Sporty\u2019s, who is also an EAA member and volunteer Young Eagles pilot. \u201cThere\u2019s no better feeling for us than hearing of EAA Young Eagles who are now pilots themselves and achieved their personal goals by using our learning resources. It\u2019s an investment we\u2019re happy to make to support a new generation of aviators.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This progression from Young Eagles flights to enrollment in Sporty\u2019s Learn to Fly Course perfectly supports EAA\u2019s mission to grow participation in aviation by promoting The Spirit of Aviation, by giving young people more accessible pathways into the air.\u00a0 While progressing through the Sporty\u2019s Learn to Fly Course, Young Eagles are eligible to earn a flight lesson voucher as well as reimbursement for the cost of the FAA Knowledge Exam. More information on Young Eagles is available at EAA.org\/YoungEagles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" More than 200,000 young people nationwide have now had the opportunity to discover and explore a next step in aviation, thanks to the Sporty\u2019s Learn to Fly Course available free of charge following their EAA Young Eagles flights. The current online course enrollment is double the total of just four years ago. The online Sporty\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[98,160],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aviation-education","category-flight-training"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36328"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36329,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36328\/revisions\/36329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}