Amanda Curless, 29, is a student pilot at ATP’s Daytona Beach, Florida, training center. She completed her first solo on September 25, 2018, and hopes to earn all of her instructor ratings by spring so she can start building the flight time she’ll need to become an airline pilot. “I try to be here as much as possible,” she says. “I treat it like a full-time job. I’ll go in at 6 a.m., and after my flight I’ll study. It’s really hard to study at home, with so many distractions. My husband is a chef, and we both have busy work schedules. He’s super understanding and supportive of my career.”
Amanda Curless: Clearing Obstacles and Climbing High
