Kissimmee Airport Business Hosts Free Community Event for Kids
Flight Training Center supports Young Eagles, pilots provide free flights

Kissimmee, FL – April 27, 2010 – Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) announced today that its airport business, Orlando-Gateway Sport Pilot Flight Training Center, will host an Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Young Eagles Flight Rally through the Kissimmee EAA chapter on Saturday, May 15.  The Rally will feature free flights for aviation enthusiasts 8 to 17 years old, a pancake breakfast, flight simulators, a static display of T-6 Texan Warbirds and more.

“Our goal is to provide young people with an educational opportunity to explore the field of aviation,” said Stephen Gatlin, president of the Kissimmee EAA chapter.  “This rally will allow a new generation of aviation enthusiasts to experience interactive aircraft displays, speak with pilots and learn what it’s like to fly.”

Participants who experience a flight will receive certificates verifying their official status as an EAA Young Eagle, and their names will be entered into the “World’s Largest Logbook,” displayed at the EAA Air Adventure Museum in Oshkosh, Wis.

Registration is from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Orlando-Gateway Sport Pilot Flight Training Center, located at 3956 Merlin Drive, Hangar 4, Kissimmee, FL 34741, on May 15.  The event is open to the public.  For more information about this event, please contact Orlando-Gateway Sport Pilot Flight Training Center at (407) 414-8359.  For more information about the Young Eagles Flight Rally and the EAA Young Eagles program, please visit www.eaa.org or www.youngeagles.com.

About Kissimmee Gateway Airport
Located just eight miles from Walt Disney World and 10 miles from the Orange County Convention Center, Kissimmee Gateway Airport accommodates general aviation air service 24 hours a day with two paved runways, 5,000 and 6,000 feet each. The airport also offers full-service F.B.O.s, flight training, aircraft storage, aircraft restoration, P-51 Mustang pilot training and T-6 Warbird adventure flights, and an industrial park. Its air traffic control tower operates from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Built in 1942, Kissimmee Gateway Airport is owned and operated by the City of Kissimmee. For more information, visit kissimmeeairport.com.

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