Ford has flown over 280 children as part of the Young Eagles program, usually in his DHC-2 Beaver, which can seat the actor and five children.
Na začetku je okleval, a se je mesto nazadnje odločil sprejeti, in že dve leti se pojavlja na vsakoletnih srečanjih Young Eagles, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, v Oshkoshu, Wisconsin.