First-of-Its-Kind Aviation Programs Teaches NYC Children, Teens to Fly

By Brooklyn.news12.com

Source Brooklyn.news12.com

Aug. 16, 2019

EAST NEW YORK - Teens from across the city are spending their summer learning how to fly planes in the United Youth Aviators program.

The program is the first of its kind in New York.

This summer, nine students from around the city are getting a chance to earn their pilot's license at the United Youth Aviators program in East New York.

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