Pilots from across the area shared their love flying with teenagers Saturday.
Cliff Williams / TPI A student takes off in the passenger seat of a plane while another loads up at the Wetumpka Municipal Airport Saturday. About a dozen students took to the skies with experienced pilots.
Cliff Williams 334-740-1116Thanks to the Young Eagles program and the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 822 at the Wetumpka Municipal Airport, more than a dozen teenagers got to experience flying in a small aircraft Saturday through a private event with JROTC programs.
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