<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">EAA Chapter 179 Presents</span>
Double Eagle Aviation Academy 2023
<span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10pt;">June 5 - 9, 2023 at Double Eagle II Airport</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><i><strong>Participants are invited for a Young Eagles flight June 10
</strong></i></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 0.5;"><i><strong><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Applicants must be between 14 and 17 years of age.</span></strong></i></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 0.5;"><i><strong><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 0.1;">
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Our 9th Double Eagle Aviation Academy (DEAA) offers another fun and challenging week at the airport!  Students ages 14 - 17 will explore a future in aviation. Students will learn about many facets of flying and airplanes:<a href="https://eaa179.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DEAA_2023-Flyer-v1.jpg"><img class="wp-image-5671 alignright" src="https://eaa179.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DEAA_2023-Flyer-v1.jpg" alt="" width="313" height="405" /></a>
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 	<li>learn about career opportunities in aviation from professionals</li>
 	<li>learn and practice reading weather reports</li>
 	<li>learn how to control pitch, roll, and yaw</li>
 	<li>learn the importance of balancing weight in the plane</li>
 	<li>learn and practice interpreting the instrument “Six Pack”</li>
 	<li>learn how aluminum structures are designed to be strong</li>
 	<li>learn what is inside the motors of airplanes</li>
 	<li>learn the legs of a traffic pattern</li>
 	<li>learn and practice communicating at non-towered and towered airports</li>
 	<li>learn and practice assembling a simple electrical wiring circuit</li>
 	<li>learn and practice riveting and rolling aluminum to make part of an aileron</li>
 	<li>learn and practice conducting an aircraft pre-flight inspection</li>
 	<li>learn and practice planning a flight</li>
 	<li>visit the Double Eagle control tower</li>
 	<li>fly with one of our Chapter members on a special Young Eagles rally on the Saturday following</li>
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The doors will open at 8:15 AM with time to meet pilots and spend time talking about and sitting in different airplanes each morning. Class starts at 9:00 AM. There will be morning and afternoon snacks and lunch is provided. Each day will end at 4:15 PM. A student notebook with the contents of all the presentations is provided to each student. If you are interested in aviation, this is an exceptional opportunity to discover the possibilities.

<strong>Questions?</strong>  Let us know.  Contact us at <a href="mailto:deaa@eaa179.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">deaa@eaa179.org<em> </em></a>

<span style="font-size: 8pt;">Download the flyer for [download id="5673"] (pdf). </span>

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