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# Scope and definitions

## Scope

The handbook describes how Young Eagles activities are planned, carried out, and followed up in Norway:
 planning, execution, and follow-up of Young Eagles events,
 flights conducted as part of the Young Eagles program,
 roles and responsibilities for EAA Chapter 573, local clubs, operators, pilots, and volunteers,
 communication with participants and guardians,
 finances and documentation related to Young Eagles activities.

The handbook applies to Young Eagles activities organized by EAA Chapter 573, regardless of geographic location in Norway.

A local flying club, operator, or aircraft owner may contribute to the implementation of an activity within Chapter 573’s event, but is not the organizer of the Young Eagles program.

What the handbook applies to

The handbook applies to:

* introductory flights conducted as part of Young Eagles activities organized by EAA Chapter 573,
* flights where direct flight-related costs are fully or partially covered through support schemes where this is permitted.
* activity conducted with both EASA-regulated aircraft and nationally regulated aircraft (sports aircraft), where this is described in the handbook.

The handbook describes:

* common frameworks for carrying out Young Eagles activities,
* roles and responsibilities in connection with events,
* how activities can be carried out locally within Chapter 573’s program.

Matters outside the scope of the handbook

The handbook regulates only activities conducted as part of Young Eagles events organized by EAA Chapter 573.
 Other flying and activities are carried out in accordance with applicable regulations and any local operating procedures, and are not covered by the handbook.

Definitions

In the handbook, the following terms are understood as follows: <br>

**EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association)**
\
International organization headquartered in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, which owns and manages the Young Eagles program.

**Young Eagles**
\
An international program established and administered by EAA, with the purpose of giving children and young people (8–17 years) a free introductory flight in general aviation.

**EAA Chapter**
\
Local chapter under EAA. Any EAA member can establish a new chapter according to EAA’s bylaws and procedures.

**EAA Chapter 573 (EAA573)**
\
EAA chapter that has taken the initiative to develop national guidelines and support functions for carrying out Young Eagles in Norway. EAA573 does not own the Young Eagles program, but serves as a coordinating and facilitating actor within the EAA framework.

**Young Eagles in Norway under EAA Chapter 573**
\
The Norwegian implementation of the EAA Young Eagles program. The term is used as a practical description of activity in Norway, but does not imply independent ownership or a national program outside the EAA structure.

**Young Eagles event**
\
Organized implementation of Young Eagles flights on behalf of an EAA chapter or other approved organization in accordance with EAA requirements.

**Young Eagles flight**
\
An introductory flight carried out in accordance with EAA Young Eagles Flight Requirements and Guidelines and relevant national regulations.

**Introductory flight**
\
A flight carried out to introduce participants to flying, classified according to:
\
EASA regulations (Reg. (EU) 965/2012 art. 6(4)(a)(c)) for EASA-regulated aircraft, or
\
Sports Aircraft Handbook § 3.1.9.3 for nationally regulated aircraft.

**Operator (regulatory term)**
\
The operator is the legal or organizational entity that, under applicable aviation regulations, is considered to have operational control of the aircraft for the flight in question.
\
In the Young Eagles context, the operator will be the entity providing the aircraft and pilot for the flight. Depending on the implementation model (A, B, or C), this may be a flying club, organization, aircraft owner, or other approved operational entity.
\
The term is used solely in a regulatory sense and does not change the role or responsibility structure established through the EAA Young Eagles program or the organization of the event.

**Young Eagles Coordinator**
\
The Young Eagles Coordinator is appointed by an EAA Chapter to plan and administer Young Eagles events in accordance with EAA’s guidelines and resources.
\
The Coordinator is responsible for organizing and coordinating the event, but does not have operational control over aircraft or responsibility for the individual flight. Operational responsibility lies with the pilot and relevant operator.

**Local Young Eagles operator**
\
The party that, under applicable aviation regulations, is considered to have operational control over the individual Young Eagles flight.
\
Depending on the implementation model and aircraft type, this may be a flying club, school/organization, or private pilot (PIC).
\
Operator responsibility applies only to the operational execution of the flight and does not alter the event responsibility held by the organizing EAA Chapter.

**EASA-regulated aircraft**
\
Aircraft covered by EASA regulations and operated under Part-NCO.

**Sports aircraft**
\
Nationally regulated aircraft subject to Norwegian regulations and the NLF Sports Aircraft Handbook.


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