More Pics: What next? Flying… It Was Only A Matter Of Time. All Dreams Are.
Posted on July 31, 2008
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While I was growing up, my dad worked for Delta Airlines; I literally grew up on and around airplanes — and I love airplanes. My parents told me that my first word was, "Airplane." I used to sit for hours watching airplanes taking off and landing; and I always knew I would be a pilot one day. And now, I have had a pilot’s license for about 16-years… I also imagined how cool it would be to fly helicopters; and I’ve been fortunate enough to do both… And, my dad was my first official passenger as a licensed pilot — another complete circle from dream-to-thing.
Flying is a cool thing that cultivates certain character traits — like attention to detail, for instance — and gives you a sense of freedom and a completely new perspective of life and the world. I’ve flown a number of airplanes; and, though I’ve had a couple close-calls due to equipment, I’ve always made it back home. Maybe because I’ve never imagined anything else?
Click ‘Read more’ to see a few pictures of yet another evolutionary experience along my walk around this world…
Top-to-Bottom: 1.) Pete Koerner after his first passenger-carrying flight; 2.) Final Approach to Runway 2R at Peachtree-Dekalb Airport in Atlanta; 3.) Jake and his friend Luke ready to go flying in the C-172 Skyhawk; 4.) Jake in a helicopter flight helmet and flight suit checking out the flight controls; 5.) Jake pre-flighting the aircraft; 6.) Jake flying while I relax and take pictures…; 7.) Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island (flying down the beach is cool in a plane; but even cooler in a helicopter — and I’ve done both!); 8.) Ft. Clinch on Amelia Island; 9.) Cumberland Island from about 1,000-feet; 10.) A Super King Air 350 — the biggest plane I’ve ever flown — so far! (2-pilots/11-passengers in big, luxurious, comfy, leather seats/1-lavatory); 11.) The first helicopter I ever flew — an R-22; 12.) Jenn in an EcoStar Helicopter getting ready to go fly
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