Take off with the Young Eagles
Every June, pilots share the skies with eager new prospects.
BY SHOSHANA WALTER | POINTSSOUTH
 
The airport's not just for pilots any more, with an observation deck, retail and office space — even a restaurant.
BY ERIC CHIMA | POINTSSOUTH

Pilots don’t like to talk about their near-misses. Their livelihood depends on the presumption that flying is safe, and for the most part, it is.
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BOB CROSLIN | ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
A small airplane crashed near the end of the runway of the Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg on May 17, 2007. The pilot and a passenger lived and were transported to Bayfront Medical Center.
Four survivors tell what it was like
as their planes went down.
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