The EAA Young Eagles will be offering free airplane rides for children and teenagers on Saturday, June 14 beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the St Lucie County International Airport.

Children ages 8-17 can participate in this free program. The ride will last roughly 15 minutes. There will be pre- and post-flight briefings for participants, lasting about 15 minutes each.

Interested participants can make reservations and register online at www.EAA908.org or by calling Kevin Griffin at (772) 489-7776 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Reservations are recommended, but not required.

The EAA Young Eagles' free airplane rides are scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 14 from 7:30 a.m.- noon at the St. Lucie County International Airport, 3000 Curtis King Blvd., Fort Pierce (1 ½ miles west of US 1 on St. Lucie Blvd., Fort Pierce).

The national EAA Young Eagles program was launched in 1992 to give interested young people an opportunity to go flying in a general aviation airplane. These flights are offered free of charge through the generosity of EAA member volunteers.

Since 1992, more than 1.33 million Young Eagles have enjoyed a flight through this international program. Young Eagles have been registered in more than 90 different countries and have been flown by nearly 40,000 volunteer pilots.

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