Face it, we’ve all been there. We develop a dream to fly through DNA passed down our family tree, or we took a memorable flight as a child, and that spark was lit. Whatever it was that was the genesis that forged our path to the sky, we all faced challenges along the way that could at times seem impossible to overcome. Some of us made it and became pilots, while others “washed out,” and our aviation dream never materialized.
Those challenges that impeded our progress toward the coveted pilot’s certificate might have seemed impenetrable, but when we look at what sport pilot Justin Falls of Lincolnton, North Carolina, has done to overcome his challenges in order to fly, just about anything we faced was, by comparison, absolutely nothing.
