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 developed a passion for aviation in high school, quickly earning her private pilot certificate in a challenging D.C. airspace despite no family background in flying.
- She rapidly advanced her flight training at ATP, earning multiengine and instrument instructor certificates, and now works as a flight instructor while completing an elementary education degree.
- Cohen overcame confidence challenges to become an instructor, where she strives to be a mentor, role model, and coach, teaching students to be safe and competent pilots while accepting her own faults.
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