For what seemed like forever—OK, so it was four weeks—I was housebound late last winter, hobbling around with a humongous cast on my right foot. Weather was consistently gray, cold and brutal in the Ohio Valley and moping around the house isn’t my style, but I got through, reasonably sane, thanks to some great memories. I’d flown my Cessna 180 and a magnificently dirty, oil-dripping, belching DC-3 in the fall. And in January, I mingled with the “beautiful people” at the Living Legends of Aviation Awards event in Los Angeles. Life is very, very good when you can move easily from oil-stained T-shirts and jeans flying a ’Goon in Knoxville to a “smasher” evening gown, rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous of the aviation world in Beverly Hills.
Living Legends of Aviation
Key Takeaways:
- The author, a passionate pilot, reflects on the pure joy of flying airplanes, contrasting it with the glamour of aviation events and the purely career-driven approach to aviation.
- She highlights a concerning decline in pilot certifications, attributing it to a shift from intrinsic love and childhood fascination with aviation towards motivations solely based on career prospects and prestige.
- An informal survey reveals that most current pilots developed their deep interest in aviation from a very young age, driven by personal fascination and dedication, often despite a lack of formal encouragement.
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