PHOTO GALLERY : Young Eagles Rally
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By
Yaryna Klimchak
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| 4:00 a.m. June 15, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Young Eagles Rally
Pilot Jeff Walston always goes through a checklist before taking off to make sure the ride goes well and the landing is smooth.
Nick Fenske, 17, looks out over Sarasota.
Nick Fenske and Eli Converse get ready to take off with Pilot Jeff Walston.
Michael Barfield and his daughter Julia
Pilot Jeff Walston shows kids the navigational map and explains how it works.
Pilots flew kids around Longboat Key and Sarasota for about 15 minutes.
Pilot Jeff Walston explains that he needs to slow down when landing.
Joe Cotto gets ready to go up.
Pilot Jeff Walston got his license in 1980. He once flew skydivers into the sky before they jumped out of the plane.
Hunter Cribbs will help the pilot navigate with a map on the iPad.
Eli Converse listens to Pilot Jeff Walston before take off.
Eli Converse, Erin Fenske, Nick Fenske, Courtney Converse, Summer Bergson and Leo Fisher
Denise Cribbs, 12, gives a thumbs up before taking off.
Geovana Cribbs brought her children Denise, 12, and Hunter 10, to learn about aviation.
Children flew in this Cessna 172 SP. It has 180 horsepower.
Pilots flew children around Longboat Key and over Sarasota where they saw the city from 12,000 feet.
