[2006PolarBlueElise]

Grew up flying. Was a college professor by trade, but on the side my father was a pilot, flight instructor, and avation writer. He authored numerous articles and several books on flying including 1) How to Teach Flying 2) The Annotated FAA Practical Test Standards- Single-Engine and Multiple Engine Land 3) Passing Your Biennial Flight Review.
We owned a series of small planes including among them a Stinson Voyager, a Piper Cub, a Cessna 180 and a Cherokee 235. Flew all over the east coast mostly: from Maine down to Florida and even further down to the Bahamas. Lots of great memories... and a few scary ones as well... like flying in the middle of thunder and lightning storms with zero visability... only the instruments (and an experienced pilot) to guide us into a safe landing. He retired after 60 years of flying! Unimaginable isn't it?! Not one crash or damage done to any plane! Unfortunately, it's too expensive for me to carry on the tradition.