Paige Biss was the 4,000th Young Eagle passenger for Chapter 430 of the Experimental Aircraft Association at a July 16 rally at the Sequim Valley Airport.

Paige Biss was the 4,000th Young Eagle passenger for Chapter 430 of the Experimental Aircraft Association at a July 16 rally at the Sequim Valley Airport.

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4,000th Young Eagle flies

Paige Biss was the 4,000th Young Eagle passenger for Chapter 430 of the Experimental Aircraft Association at a July 16 rally at the Sequim Valley Airport.

The association has been providing free airplane rides to kids ages 8 to 17 for 20 years.

Biss took a flight with Rite Brothers Aviation two years ago and has been a Civil Air Patrol cadet since April.

For more information, visit www.eaa430.org.

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