Vicki Van Meter, 11, of Meadville, Pa., gives the thumbs up as she leaves on the first leg of her cross-country flight from Augusta, Maine, in this Sept. 20, 1993 file photo. Accompanying her is her flight instructor Bob Baumgartner in the Cessna 172. Van Meter, who was celebrated for piloting a plane... (AP Photo/Pat Wallenbach, File)