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? our daughter chose to go up and fly in an airplane. i was mor