Kait Wilson joined AIN in 2022 as a Copy/Social Media Editor after working as a Marketing Specialist and managing the social media channels of a top aircraft brokerage. She has a background in photojournalism and design and is passionate about aviation. Wilson serves on her local airport advisory board and has worked on volunteer projects with the 99s organization of women pilots and the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum while pursuing her pilot&#039;s license.
While at AIN, Wilson is responsible for reading editorial copy that flows through the news desk for Ainonline, AINalerts, and the AIN monthly magazine. She also writes and reports for AINalerts, and contributes the People in Aviation column for the monthly print magazine.

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EAA Chapter 40 in Los Angeles is&nbsp;gearing up to provide its 10,000th Young Eagles flight on Saturday, November 26th.&nbsp;The chapter&nbsp;expects to provide&nbsp;75 to&nbsp;85 flights to youths that day and is planning a special flight for the milestone airplane ride.&nbsp;Volunteer pilots will offer free flights to children ages eight to 17&nbsp;from 10:30 a.m until 2 p.m at San Fernando Valley's&nbsp;Whiteman Airport.&nbsp;In the event of unsuitable&nbsp;weather, the alternate date for the event will be December 17.

 


The Young Eagles program was established by EAA in 1992&nbsp;to offer youth&nbsp;their first free ride in an airplane&nbsp;with the sole mission to introduce and inspire kids in the world of aviation.&nbsp;Pilots from the surrounding Los Angeles area have provided&nbsp;flights to area kids on the fourth Saturday of each month since the inception of the program, excluding Christmas Day or&nbsp;Eve&nbsp;and poor weather conditions.

 


To date,&nbsp;nearly 2.3 million young people have received an&nbsp;introductory flight through the international Young Eagles program. Young Eagles events in other regions can be found on the EAA's <a href="http://www.eaa.org/eaa/events?category=Youth">online calendar</a>.

EAA Chapter 40 Prepares for 10,000th Young Eagles Flight

EAA Chapter 40 in Los Angeles plans to give its 10,000th free airplane ride to a child on November 26.

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