Lauren Cohen caught the flying bug while attending high school in Reston, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. “My high school was very focused on getting into college and having a career plan,” she says. “I did a project on the pilot shortage and started considering aviation. When I got the idea in my head, I couldn’t shake it and just knew I would make it happen.”
Lauren Cohen: A Pilot and Teacher at Heart
Key Takeaways:
- Lauren Cohen discovered her passion for aviation in high school, quickly earning her private pilot certificate in the challenging Washington, D.C., Special Flight Rules Area.
- She rapidly advanced her flight training at ATP's Tampa center, earning multiengine and instrument instructor certificates within six months.
- Cohen currently works as a flight instructor, balancing this role with completing her bachelor's degree in elementary education, and cites confidence as her biggest personal challenge in learning to fly.
- She emphasizes the influential and multifaceted role of a flight instructor in mentoring students to become safe and competent pilots.
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