![]() ![]() “If you’re a mechanic, you can make good money,” Sargent said. Not all of the youths whose interest in aviation is piqued will grow up to be pilots, Sargent said, but there are many careers in aviation that don’t require flying a plane, he said. Commercial planes fly higher drones don’t get as high. That altitude level offers an intimate view of Detroit, the aviators said. The planes fly up to only about 3,000 feet any higher, Sargent said, and they’d be entering commercial airspace, with many more regulations. “Oh my gosh, I can’t believe it’s so big!” “Is that Belle Isle?” one child asked as the four-seater aircraft approached the island. Helping children see Detroit from a new perspective keeps them afloat. The pilots are volunteers who use their own planes. Sargent, vice president of the National Museum of the Tuskegee Airmen, who volunteered Sunday. Its purpose, outside of fun, is to entice children to consider a career in aviation, said Larry D. The Young Eagles program has been going nationally since 1992, and is closing in on its 2 millionth ride. That meant a new experience for dozens of Metro Detroit youths on Sunday, when the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program came to Detroit City Airport. View Gallery: Tuskegee Airmen help Young Eagles soar over Detroit Sunday ![]()
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