Me and my sister, Madeline.
On July 7, 2007, I completed my solo in a Cessna 172. I received all of my private pilot training from Pressley Aviation out of Arant Field in Monroe, NC. Arant is a 2,500-foot-long grass runway with a downhill dog leg. "If you can learn to fly here, you can fly anywhere," said my flight instructor. So far, I've found that to be pretty true!
Here I am, full throttle, on my first takeoff by myself.
On October 21, 2009, two days after my 17th birthday, I successfully completed my check ride. I was so happy to be a private pilot!
Here I am stepping out of the airplane after flying back from my check ride. My family was waiting with a bottle of sparkling grape juice to celebrate.
For the next two years, I would fly every chance I had! I decided this past summer to go for my Instrument Rating. I received all of my pilot training from Andrew Hyatt, a CFII for FlyCarolina. Instead of flying out of a grass strip, I trained out of Concord Regional Airport. Class D airspace, directly adjacent to Charlotte Bravo airspace, is a whole different world up there! After eight weeks of intense ground school and flying, I passed my check ride.
Here I am holding my license after successfully completing a 4-hour-long oral exam and check ride.
I am currently an Instrument Rated pilot hoping to earn my Commercial Rating in the next few years.
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