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Teen returns home after flying around perimeter of U.S.

By Janice Wood · August 21, 2011 ·

There was a frenzy of excitement at Corona Municipal Airport (AJO) on Aug. 18 as people scanned the sky searching for 17-year-old Taylor De Ley, who had just flown his family’s RV-4 around the perimeter of the U.S. by himself. According to a story in the Press-Enterprise, Taylor said upon landing: “It was an absolute blast.” Read our story before his flight and watch for an update in an upcoming post.

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