Student Pilot
Hi girls! My name is Sarah and I live in Oswego, Illinois. I am 18 years old
and I am currently a freshman at Aurora University, majoring in
Mathematics. I have a cat named Mufasa (yes, his name is from the Lion
King!) who I adopted from an animal shelter about two years ago. I am a
big fan of Disney movies, Broadway musicals, and especially math and
physics problems! I still live at home with my parents so I can save money
for college, and continuous flight lessons.
I have been flying about a year, and have accumulated eighty hours strictly
in a Cessna 172 that uniquely has been converted into a tailwheel aircraft. I
enjoy every minute of flying, however, I am not especially a big fan of stalls
:) I really enjoy bush flying ever since I experienced landing on water,
amongst glaciers and mountains in Alaska. I continuously look forward to
more lessons flying floats, and cannot wait to earn my seaplane rating once
my private license has been accomplished!
Both my mom and dad worked around aviation in Alaska. My mom was a
dispatcher for a small air taxi service in Ketchikan, and my dad was a bush
pilot there too for about twenty years! Aviation has been a part of me ever
since I was born, and perhaps because of it, could explain why I moved up
to Alaska for the summer; just a week after my high school graduation! I
decided it was time for me to take a chance on some of my dreams to fly in
the Alaskan Bush.
I was hired with a small air carrier service as a tour coordinator and
dispatcher that would involve dealing with passengers from various cruises,
and dispatching tours to fly over the Misty Fjords National Monument. Even
though my job was very stressful, I found peace within knowing that I truly
wanted to fly in this beautiful, yet dangerous region.
Joe was one of the many remarkable pilots that I worked with every day,
and over the course of just one month after I moved, Joe became my role
model for pursuing my dreams to fly. He shared with me his excitement to
hear how I was determined to find my place as a girl in the aviation
industry! Joe also shared some of his words of wisdom with me, during his
little “life lessons 101” with me in the mornings of the dispatch office. I
remember one of them taught me that you cannot hide a piece of broccoli
in a glass of milk, or try to feed it to your dog, because in the end your
dog will not want to eat your broccoli either! But for the most part, he
taught me to follow my dreams no matter who discouraged them.
During that summer, I boarded Joe and a family of four into the
DeHavilland Beaver for a routine flight in the Misty Fjords, however, they
never returned. When I heard the devastating news of what happened to
Joe, my dreams of flying in the Alaskan Bush ultimately ended.
After the summer tourism season was over, I came back home to start
College. I quickly knew that I had to regain my confidence in flying, for fear
that I would lose my dreams based on what happened to Joe that summer.
I am happy to say that even though I am not currently flying amongst the
mountains and glaciers, I have regained full confidence within myself to
follow my dreams of flying.
Girls, there will be times in your life when sometimes flying seems just
impossible based on personal issues, relationships or financial reasons. But
I want to show girls everywhere that even though you might feel like giving
up your dreams for flying because at times things seem to rough to
handle, just remember that your dreams are also too precious of a gift to
waste! :)
Also remember to do what your heart tells you. Like Cinderella says: “A
dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep. Don’t let your
heart be filled with sorrow, for all you know tomorrow, the dream that you
wish will come true. No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on
believing, the dream that you wish will come true”!
Hi girls! My name is Sarah and I live in Oswego, Illinois. I am 18 years old
and I am currently a freshman at Aurora University, majoring in
Mathematics. I have a cat named Mufasa (yes, his name is from the Lion
King!) who I adopted from an animal shelter about two years ago. I am a
big fan of Disney movies, Broadway musicals, and especially math and
physics problems! I still live at home with my parents so I can save money
for college, and continuous flight lessons.
I have been flying about a year, and have accumulated eighty hours strictly
in a Cessna 172 that uniquely has been converted into a tailwheel aircraft. I
enjoy every minute of flying, however, I am not especially a big fan of stalls
:) I really enjoy bush flying ever since I experienced landing on water,
amongst glaciers and mountains in Alaska. I continuously look forward to
more lessons flying floats, and cannot wait to earn my seaplane rating once
my private license has been accomplished!
Both my mom and dad worked around aviation in Alaska. My mom was a
dispatcher for a small air taxi service in Ketchikan, and my dad was a bush
pilot there too for about twenty years! Aviation has been a part of me ever
since I was born, and perhaps because of it, could explain why I moved up
to Alaska for the summer; just a week after my high school graduation! I
decided it was time for me to take a chance on some of my dreams to fly in
the Alaskan Bush.
I was hired with a small air carrier service as a tour coordinator and
dispatcher that would involve dealing with passengers from various cruises,
and dispatching tours to fly over the Misty Fjords National Monument. Even
though my job was very stressful, I found peace within knowing that I truly
wanted to fly in this beautiful, yet dangerous region.
Joe was one of the many remarkable pilots that I worked with every day,
and over the course of just one month after I moved, Joe became my role
model for pursuing my dreams to fly. He shared with me his excitement to
hear how I was determined to find my place as a girl in the aviation
industry! Joe also shared some of his words of wisdom with me, during his
little “life lessons 101” with me in the mornings of the dispatch office. I
remember one of them taught me that you cannot hide a piece of broccoli
in a glass of milk, or try to feed it to your dog, because in the end your
dog will not want to eat your broccoli either! But for the most part, he
taught me to follow my dreams no matter who discouraged them.
During that summer, I boarded Joe and a family of four into the
DeHavilland Beaver for a routine flight in the Misty Fjords, however, they
never returned. When I heard the devastating news of what happened to
Joe, my dreams of flying in the Alaskan Bush ultimately ended.
After the summer tourism season was over, I came back home to start
College. I quickly knew that I had to regain my confidence in flying, for fear
that I would lose my dreams based on what happened to Joe that summer.
I am happy to say that even though I am not currently flying amongst the
mountains and glaciers, I have regained full confidence within myself to
follow my dreams of flying.
Girls, there will be times in your life when sometimes flying seems just
impossible based on personal issues, relationships or financial reasons. But
I want to show girls everywhere that even though you might feel like giving
up your dreams for flying because at times things seem to rough to
handle, just remember that your dreams are also too precious of a gift to
waste! :)
Also remember to do what your heart tells you. Like Cinderella says: “A
dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep. Don’t let your
heart be filled with sorrow, for all you know tomorrow, the dream that you
wish will come true. No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on
believing, the dream that you wish will come true”!
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| Using aviation to entertain and educate girls about their limitless opportunities... |
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| Using aviation to entertain and educate girls about their limitless opportunities... |
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| Using aviation to entertain and educate girls about their limitless opportunities... |
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