In the cockpit of a Cessna 172, 17-year-old Riley Stevens prepares for takeoff Saturday afternoon. Riley is the 1,021st graduate of the S.O.A.R.I.N.G. program, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Riley and his brother and sister, with guidance from flight instructor Darrell Kisler, were in the air for about a half hour with Riley in the pilot’s seat. (DEVIN WEEKS/Press)

May 27, 2018