Free airplane rides offered for kids

FALLBROOK — Area young people will have a chance to take to the skies on Saturday, September 30, as Friends of the Fallbrook Community Airpark and Chapter 1279 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), French Valley Airport, hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at the Fallbrook Airpark, 2155 South Mission Road. Fourteen aircraft and pilots are expected to participate, along with 45 boys and girls.

The rally is part of the EAA Young Eagles Program, created to interest young people in aviation by providing a free ride in a small airplane and the opportunity to experience the thrill of flight....