STEPHEN M. PRICE FOUNDATION NEWS "Serving Youth Through Aviation"

The Stephen M. Price Foundation has joined efforts with Teens-In-Flight to expand the "Young Aviators" program into new areas of aviation education. To view the Teens-In-Flight website, click here.

Autopilot Magazine (A story about the Foundation)

Jacksonville Times Union (A story about one of our students)

IVAN SOLOS

Joel Weaner cuts Ivan's shirt after his first solo on his 16th birthday. Ivan flew solo in 3 different birds on his birthday (PA-17 (Vagabond), C-150, and C-172). FAA regulations require a student pilot be 16 years of age before he can make the first solo flight.

Ivan has been in the Young Aviators program since he was 11 years of age and has 150 hours dual instruction. He is a darn good pilot.

Elif gets ready for her first flight lesson. Elif is the youngest candidate ever accepted into our program at only eleven years of age. Her desire to be a Coast Guard rescue pilot, and her dedication to aviation education was a determining factor in her selection.

Ivan and Elif cleaning the airplane after a day of flying. Ivan has propeller duty and Elif works on the belly.

JARROD GOES TO GLIDER SCHOOL WITH A "YOUNG AVIATORS" GRANT FROM TEENS-IN-FLIGHT

Jack Howell presents the first "Young Aviators" grant check of 2009 to Jarrod Archambo as Kyle Brady gives congratulations. Jarrod loves aviation and is eager to learn. He has been in the program about a year and has about 10 hours in his logbook. At 13 he is our youngest cadet. He is a good stick we expect him to solo in a glider when he turns fourteen. The FAA rules prohibit him from soloing in our powered aircraft until he turns 16, but will allow him to solo in a glider at 14. Becoming a PILOT at 14... that is his dream. We will make it happen.

KRISTOFF NAMED "STUDENT OF THE YEAR 2008"

Kristoff named Jacksonville's "Student of the Year '08" and is congratulated by Kyle Brady for his accomplishment. Hard work and dedication to aviation excellence has paid off for Kristoff. He proudly shows his pilots' logbook to football legend Kyle Brady who is also an accomplished pilot and aircraft owner.

IVAN GETS A "YOUNG AVIATORS" GRANT FOR EAA AVIATION SUMMER CAMP

Joel Weaner (left) and Stephen Price present Ivan Ramos with a grant check from Teens-in-Flight for the EAA Summer Camp. Ivan has been in the Young Aviators program for several years and was our Student of the Year in 2006 and 2007. We are proud of Ivan, a very good pilot and a fine young man. He has over 100 hours of duel instruction in his logbook.

	Flagler Teens-In-Flight seniors with their college scholarship offers. Teens-In-Flight has assisted these students in their scholarship endeavors through our supporters and friends. President Jack Howell proudly stands with four of our students that have excelled in the program. These student have received college scholarships to continue their aviation education beyond the scope of Teens-in-Flight. We congratulate them on their hard work and dedication to aviation excellence. We are blessed to be part of their lives.
Two girls with a bright future. On the left is Emily Eitzen who has received several scholarship offers. She is considering attend Jacksonville University's aviation program as her first choice. Standing next to her is Victoria Emerson who will be going to UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY, WEST POINT. What an accomplishment
	Emery Riddle Aeronautical University bound students. To the left is Chris Carr and Foster Diebold. Both have received aviation scholarships to Emery Riddle Aeronautical University. These guys are good.

YOUNG AVIATORS PROGRAM REPORT 2008

The Young Aviators Student Flight Statistics for 2008:

Student duel flight instruction 197 hours

Student ground instruction 216 hours

Introduction to aviation 80 hours

Handicapped children flying 12 hours

It is my pleasure to report that our foundation accomplished our mission in 2008, and then some. I thank our board, our volunteers, and our corporate sponsors for their support in our aviation programs. We are one of few programs where no one gets paid. All donations and sponsorships (100%) go directly to training cost for our kids, WE ARE AN ALL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION. As we move through the New Year, our focus is on expanding to meet the needs of our new “Young Aviators” with new training airplanes and hangar facilities. Thanks again to our supporters and aviation friends, “we couldn’t do it without you.”

Jack D. Howell

Five Scholarships provided to Ghanaian Students in Healthcare and Science

We are happy to announce the grant of five scholarships to deserving students in the city of Accra in the country of Ghana on the west coast of Africa. The grants will be for studies in the needed fields of healthcare and the sciences. In my trips to Ghana, I have meet many young people trying to make a better life for themselves and their families. These grants are not in our theme of aviation education, but is appropriate for the situation and area. For more on my trip to Africa click here.

CADETS THIRD CLASS PROGRAM ALWAYS A SUCCESS

We congratulate Kenita Horsley, Keith Horsley, and Brenton Stowers. After passing the ground school part of the "Introduction to Aviation Program", and demonstrating standard flight maneuvers, our cadets were graduated as Cadets Third Class. Here are pictures of our cadets as they learn the preflight checklist with their instructor, our "Director of Flight Training", Mr. Joel Weaner. The cadets are preparing for their first cross-country flight. After an intensive preflight inspection, it was off on our cross country route that began with Brenton at the stick. He flew the first leg of our flight, Craig Airport to St. Marys Georgia. After a brief tour of the facility and a flight debriefing it was Keith's turn to demonstrate his flight skills on the second leg of our journey, St. Marys to Herlong Airport in Jacksonville. After the flight debriefing and a facility tour, it was off on the final leg to Craig Airport with Kenita at the stick. Kenita flew along the river, with a few turns around the stadium for good luck, and made her landing at Craig. We're very proud of our cadets and their aviation achievements.

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