AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2018 - 40

PILOT BRIEFING
YOUNG AVIATORS FLY-IN IS A 'HUGE SUCCESS'
and college student Cayla McLeod,
19. McLeod came to the attention
of Triple Tree's Pat Hartness after
McLeod, then 17, delivered a touching eulogy for Candler Field Museum
Youth Aviation Program founder Ron
Alexander. Hartness said he was so
moved that he "just had to meet this
young lady."
McLeod met commercial pilot Ryan
Hunt, 23, a third-generation aviator, who
would become the fly-in's co-organizer.
The two were invited by Hartness "to
come up for a private tour and we loved
it," McLeod said. "They spoke to us about
finding a way to get more youth involved
at Triple Tree and we determined that
a youth fly-in would be a great idea."
The turnout was "awesome" said
Hunt of what he and McLeod hope will

CAYLA MCLEOD and Ryan Hunt,

co-founders of the fly-in.

become an annual "young person's
Oshkosh."
"This is beautiful, take a look around,"
said Hartness, the creator of Triple Tree.
"We are really proud to have young people
here because they are the future. We want
you, we need you-and we want you to like
this place," he said.
-David Tulis

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DAVID TULIS

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A CROWD OF SEVERAL hundred young and
young-at-heart aviators cooked their own
hamburgers on grills amid a spectacular
sunset during the inaugural grass roots flyin at Triple Tree Aerodrome near Woodruff,
South Carolina, in June. The immaculately
manicured 7,000-foot-long grass landing
strip with upscale camping facilities, ponds,
and bridges, set the stage for more than 500
attendees who registered to attend the fly-in
aimed at-and organized by-youth who are
seen as vital to the future of aviation.
Aerobatic RC demonstrations, learning clinics, a raffle, rows and rows of
airplanes, and camaraderie were the star
attractions at the  low-cost, youth-oriented fly-in aimed at opening the door to
aviation for future pilots. 
"We were taking a shot in the dark, but
this is a huge success," said co-organizer
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