Most of the people in this hobby are interested in full scale aviation, but the cost of full scale flying is a deterrent to many people. The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has a program called the Young Eagles in which they provide kids with free flights in smaller, general aviation aircraft.
When I say they provide kids with free airplane rides, I mean kids under 18, not kids at heart like Josh Bixler. After a few flights they send a free student EAA membership, they provide a free online ground school, and they will even pay for you to take the FAA written exam.
Kids can go flying up to five times (one flight a month) with the Young Eagles Program. I've gone twice so far and I've greatly enjoyed every flight. Here's all the footage from my most recent flight.
First we started off with a walk around the airplane and a brief preflight check.
I was talking with the pilot about my experience with RC (4 years of it now) and about the Flite Test community. He took off, climbed up to about 1,000 feet, gave me the controls, and told me to go wherever I wanted. I flew almost the whole time, and it was TONS of fun! Basically all my pilot, Gary McBride, did was take off and land!
It was tons of fun, and I definitely recommend you try flying full scale at least once. I'm sure you'll love it!
To find an EAA Chapter near you and to schedule a flight, go here! ------> http://bit.ly/1OA9nix
To buy the cable I used to record the headset audio, go here! ------------> http://bit.ly/1TgDcWC
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