Unusual Attitudes

For more than 80 years, Runway 21R, one of the original paved runways at Cincinnati’s Lunken Airport, has withstood generations of student pilots.

As a child, I thought Christmas Eve was hands-down the most magical time of the year, but December 24, 2021, was over the top. That morning I became a “real” private pilot…nine months since the revocation of all my certificates and ratings. Though I could pursue getting all of them back, at this time in […]

Following a nine-month hiatus from flight, the author’s joy at completing her second ‘first solo’ is audible.