and a sixth sense for the outdoors developed elk hunting with her dad. >> she's a great kid. >> always wanted to go off and do the next thing? >> the next thing. doing as good as you can. >> reporter: more than anything, mckenzie wanted to fly. frankly, that desire came packaged in her genes. great-grandfather, grandfather, uncles, like jared hansen, all pilots. mckenzie's uncle and grandpa got together. >> we talked and said that if she wants to do it let's help her out. >> reporter: her parents were fine with it, too. a lot of people would look at this and say you really feel good about letting your daughter go off and fly an airplane at her age? >> our daughter chose to go up and fly in an airplane. i was more scared of her driving than flying. >> reporter: when mckenzie was 17, her uncle loaned her his