MOREHEAD, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Experimental Aircraft Association chapter in Morehead hosted a free community event Saturday morning to give local residents insight into aviation career opportunities. The nonprofit's Young Eagles program allows participants to experience firsthand about the aviation industry.

"The experimental aircraft association actually builds airplanes from scratch," said James Taylor, public relations representative for the Morehead EAA chapter.

EAA chapters can be found throughout Kentucky, including in Rowan County, where parents watched as future pilots took flight into a new world of possibilities. Just as it did for Caden Blair, an Eastern Kentucky University aviation student.

"I honestly didn't think I would become a pilot I didn't think it was something in reac

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