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Pictures of the day: Training the next generation

By General Aviation News Staff · January 10, 2016 ·

Richard Rain sent in this photo of Adrian Petasis, who is 13 years old and dreams of flying for the Navy.

Richard, who has been mentoring Adrian for the past six months, says the teen tries to fly with him as much as possible.

Adrian

“He has over 1,000 hours on a flight simulator,” says Richard, who notes, “Adrian was flying us to Sky Bryce Resort in Boyce, Virginia.”

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  1. Magalie says

    January 12, 2016 at 2:02 am

    Bravo Adrian. Thanks Richard!

  2. Walt says

    January 11, 2016 at 4:35 pm

    Great, keep up the good work and dedication to aviation!

  3. Paul says

    January 11, 2016 at 8:58 am

    With that much time in the sim he should be well on his way to becoming an instrument rated pilot.

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