Hey kids! Essay contest winner gets ride with stunt pilot at Dayton Air Show

The Vectren Dayton Air Show’s Young Eagles contest gives a child the chance to take to the skies with acclaimed aerobatic pilot Sean D. Tucker.

The annual essay contest is open to children who will be between 8 and 17 by June 21, 2018, who have only flown in commercial jetliners.

Credit: TY GREENLEES / STAFF

Credit: TY GREENLEES / STAFF

To enter, children must write between 100 and 300 words on one of two themes:

  1. What I imagine my first airplane ride will be like; or
  2. What this flight will mean to me.

Essays must be received by 5 p.m. June 1. Click here for entry forms and details.

Credit: TY GREENLEES / STAFF

Credit: TY GREENLEES / STAFF

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