VIDEO: Learning to fly.

VIDEO: Learning to fly.

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PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Children ages 8 to 17 got a chance to experience flying in a small plane today during the Mason County Pilots Association EAA (Experimental Aviation Association) Chapter 772 Young Eagles program at Mason County Airport. Pilots volunteered their time, planes, and fuel to offer free rides. 

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