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What goes around…

By Janice Wood · December 5, 2010 ·

“Gwinnett tower, Cessna N53069 at the EAA hangar would like clearance to depart to the north…” That message is often heard at the Briscoe Field (LZU) tower in suburban Atlanta, but it held special significance Nov. 20, when 17-year-old Robert Bruce flew his first Young Eagle, 8-year-old Karson Jarrett, according to a report at EAA.org. The pilot, a senior at Collins Hill High School and a former Young Eagle who says his first flight in 2004 changed his life, met the Gwinnett County third-grader Karson moments before the flight, and as they soared into the air, Karson declared to Robert, “I like flying!” Read the full story here.

About Janice Wood

Janice Wood is editor of General Aviation News.

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