nobody thought it would happen to mckenzie morgan. >> you're just quiet. there's not a thing that we can do. >> help! >> reporter: to mckenzie the parents she was always exceptional. their super girl. >> a kid that started reading at 2, 2 1/2, speaking in sentences at a year and a half. >> reporter: she excelled in school, threw a wicked curveball and a sixth sense for the outdoors, developed elk hunting with her dad. >> she's a great kid. >> always wanted to go often are 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 and grandpa got together. >> we talked and said that if she wants to do it let's help her out. >> reporter: hur parents were fine with it, too. a lot of people would look at this and say, god, you really feel good about letting your daughter go off and fly an airplane at her age? >> i see kids they sit there and communicate and text. our da