 The Breezy Point Airport had extra air traffic this weekend as the annual aviation days took place. Sarah Winkelman takes us to the Breezy Point Airport for some sky-high entertainment. Breezy is growing rapidly. The city of Breezy Point is not the only thing on the rise. So is the appreciation for local aviation. Try to keep the community aware of how valuable our airport is. The event is all about getting community members involved in aviation. By letting them get into the plane and over their fear of flying. Aviation can be fun and safe and fear of flying can go away. For others, the thought of flying is just plain exciting. Aviation is really great. It's a freedom that you don't have unless you're a pilot. Kurt Brown knows a thing or two about flying after spending 13 years as an astronaut. My most infamous mission was in 1998 when the media and everyone made a big deal about John Glenn going back up in space for his second flight. I was commander of that one and so I was proud to take John up for his second flight. We promised it would be a lot longer than his first flight since he was the first American orbit of the earth back in 1962. This time his flight was a little shorter when the retired astronaut landed at the Breezy Point airport. Exciting? What else could, what other adjective could you use? It's exciting. My gosh, an astronaut? Wow! Flying his personal plane, AT-6, that was known in the navy as the pilot maker. It was actually in the navy back in, it left the navy in 1958, I think it was a year, it was a navy trainer to help pilots how to fly. It's now time to teach the local younger generation to spread their wings and fly. All the guys in aviation look like me, they're getting older and we need to involve the young people into aviation in order to keep aviation vital. The Brainerd EAA chapter is being brought back to life to help Brainerd Lake's aviation prepare for takeoff. Reporting in Breezy Point, Sarah Winkleman, Lakeland News. The Brainerd EAA chapter hopes to soon have their Young Eagles program up and running to get youth up in the sky flying planes. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.