One of the goals of the Airdrie Flying Club is to promote aviation within our community. One of the most successful ways is to promote flying amongst the youth; they gain an understanding of what makes an airplane fly, what's involved with becoming a pilot, and most importantly, experiencing a flight in a small airplane first hand.

The Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) have created a new program to introduce kids between the ages of 8-17 the opportunity to have a flight in a typical light general aviation aircraft. In previous years, the AFC, and its predecessor, ACCOTA participated in the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)'s Young Eagles program. Founded by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in 1992 as a means to introduce young people, ages 8-17 to the joy of flight with the opportunity to fly a real plane. Offered free of charge, the success of the Young Eagles program is due to the generosity of pilots around the world. The lofty goal of flying 1-million Young Eagles before celebrating the 100 years of manned powered flight on December 3, 2003 was met with huge success.