“The Plane Went Silent at 30,000 Feet — Until an 11-Year-Old Girl Took the Pilot’s Seat”

steady, following the highway north. Her eyes scanned constantly, checking instruments, looking for landmarks, monitoring the weather. Her small hands never left the controls.

Then in the distance, she saw it. A medium-sized city sprawling across the landscape.

“That’s Eugene,” she announced. “Now I need to find the airport.”

She knew from her studies continue reading …