Planes can be fascinating to any kid, especially to 12-year-old, Aiden Schneider.
Aiden was just 8-years old when he asked his dad, Al Schneider, if he could learn to fly. His dad used to be an aviation maintenance personnel in the Navy. The moment his son expressed interest in flying, he took him out for a fan flight at the Norfolk Flight Center.
“He asked, ‘Dad, can I go flying?’ I said sure and we took him out for a fan flight here at the Norfolk Flight Center,” his dad says.
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That’s where instructors let Aiden take the yoke and fly the plane.
“I was just amazed, it was scary but it was more amazing than scary,” says Aiden.
Aiden is the youngest student ever to enroll at the Norfolk Flight Center.
“We can actually start them at any age that their parents give permission and they can reach the petals,” says Peter Surina.