Nick Pizzariello Jr.’s fascination with aviation kicked into gear when he was 7 years old. Now, at age 13, Pizzariello wants to become a commercial pilot.

Pizzariello’s career decision was reinforced Tuesday afternoon at All In Aviation in Henderson.

There, he walked into a medium-sized room, framed by a large panoramic screen, designed specifically to accommodate the flight school’s immersive ALSIM ALSR20 fight trainer. In the cockpit, Pizzariello quickly took to the controls.

“It was fun to fly, but kind of scary. I crashed,” Pizzariello said. “I felt like I was actually in a plane. There was pressure on the sticks.”

His experience was part of a free flight demo event for National Aviation Day, which falls each year on Aug. 19. All In Aviation welcomed dozens of guests Tuesday aftern

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