Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Shelby county kids take wing Nov. 14
From the Shelby County Reporter:
Area youth will get a chance to take to the skies for free Nov. 14, as pilots at the Shelby County Airport will be volunteering their aircraft to share the flight experience.
Sounds pretty cool to me. I imagine this might inspire a few of the young aviators to pursue a career in the skies, or at least dream about it.
Read the rest of the article here.
Area youth will get a chance to take to the skies for free Nov. 14, as pilots at the Shelby County Airport will be volunteering their aircraft to share the flight experience.
Pilots will be taking children ages 8-17 into the air from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. as part of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program.
“It’s definitely a fun deal,” said Johnny Ward, the local EAA chairman. “We just do this to introduce young people to aviation.”
---------Sounds pretty cool to me. I imagine this might inspire a few of the young aviators to pursue a career in the skies, or at least dream about it.
Read the rest of the article here.
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