okay now but some of you might have heard that people are afraid of flying
heard that people are afraid of flying
heard that people are afraid of flying of heights 25 percent of Americans say
of heights 25 percent of Americans say
of heights 25 percent of Americans say that they are afraid of heights and 15
that they are afraid of heights and 15
that they are afraid of heights and 15 say that they are afraid of flying I
say that they are afraid of flying I
say that they are afraid of flying I fall into neither of those categories
fall into neither of those categories
fall into neither of those categories I ride rollercoasters I climb rocks I
I ride rollercoasters I climb rocks I
I ride rollercoasters I climb rocks I fly and that’s something special on my
fly and that’s something special on my
fly and that’s something special on my 13th birthday I went to North Perry
13th birthday I went to North Perry
13th birthday I went to North Perry Airport and I had my very first
Airport and I had my very first
Airport and I had my very first discovery flight took off flew down the
discovery flight took off flew down the
discovery flight took off flew down the coast of Miami Beach came back and I was
coast of Miami Beach came back and I was
coast of Miami Beach came back and I was that student that would look out the
that student that would look out the
that student that would look out the window and just start to turn and that
window and just start to turn and that
window and just start to turn and that was expected of a 13 year old but now
was expected of a 13 year old but now
was expected of a 13 year old but now I’m 17 and I’m on my way to getting my
I’m 17 and I’m on my way to getting my
I’m 17 and I’m on my way to getting my license I’m a few flights short but fast
license I’m a few flights short but fast
license I’m a few flights short but fast forward to February 21st 2016 I had my
forward to February 21st 2016 I had my
forward to February 21st 2016 I had my very first solo flight and it was
very first solo flight and it was
very first solo flight and it was nerve-racking nonetheless because I went
nerve-racking nonetheless because I went
nerve-racking nonetheless because I went up with my instructor and he we landed
up with my instructor and he we landed
up with my instructor and he we landed he got out and I went up my leg was
he got out and I went up my leg was
he got out and I went up my leg was shaking just holding the brakes
shaking just holding the brakes
shaking just holding the brakes it’s just tap tap tap tap tap I was
it’s just tap tap tap tap tap I was
it’s just tap tap tap tap tap I was surprised that I actually held the
surprised that I actually held the
surprised that I actually held the brakes but I took off and I flew I flew
brakes but I took off and I flew I flew
brakes but I took off and I flew I flew around the airport and came back and I
around the airport and came back and I
around the airport and came back and I have a video prepared and I want to show
have a video prepared and I want to show
have a video prepared and I want to show you guys
[Music]
[Music] you
[Music]
[Music] now there might not be many students
now there might not be many students
now there might not be many students many teenagers that you know that fly
many teenagers that you know that fly
many teenagers that you know that fly I’m one of those select few that do I
I’m one of those select few that do I
I’m one of those select few that do I seven months forward I went on my first
seven months forward I went on my first
seven months forward I went on my first solo cross-country now cross-country may
solo cross-country now cross-country may
solo cross-country now cross-country may be leading in terms of aviation because
be leading in terms of aviation because
be leading in terms of aviation because it’s not cross-country it’s not here to
it’s not cross-country it’s not here to
it’s not cross-country it’s not here to Miami or here to New York here to LA
Miami or here to New York here to LA
Miami or here to New York here to LA it’s anything over 50 nautical miles so
it’s anything over 50 nautical miles so
it’s anything over 50 nautical miles so I flew from here to Fort Myers then to
I flew from here to Fort Myers then to
I flew from here to Fort Myers then to Pahokee and back it was a total of three
Pahokee and back it was a total of three
Pahokee and back it was a total of three and a half hours it was tiring I could
and a half hours it was tiring I could
and a half hours it was tiring I could have driven that faster but I sat there
have driven that faster but I sat there
have driven that faster but I sat there in a single-engine Cessna 152 seater and
in a single-engine Cessna 152 seater and
in a single-engine Cessna 152 seater and just listen to music and flew and
just listen to music and flew and
just listen to music and flew and honestly it was amazing just to see all
honestly it was amazing just to see all
honestly it was amazing just to see all the sights to see test tracks to see all
the sights to see test tracks to see all
the sights to see test tracks to see all these different cities that I’ve never
these different cities that I’ve never
these different cities that I’ve never seen before but it’s those special
seen before but it’s those special
seen before but it’s those special flights that you can do those special
flights that you can do those special
flights that you can do those special terms or anything that you can do to
terms or anything that you can do to
terms or anything that you can do to better yourself do it I went I’m 17 and
better yourself do it I went I’m 17 and
better yourself do it I went I’m 17 and I’m flying now most you might know a
I’m flying now most you might know a
I’m flying now most you might know a pilot that’s 30 years old 40 years old
pilot that’s 30 years old 40 years old
pilot that’s 30 years old 40 years old but why wait now to do something that
but why wait now to do something that
but why wait now to do something that you want to do I know what I want to do
you want to do I know what I want to do
you want to do I know what I want to do I want to fly I want to go to the Air
I want to fly I want to go to the Air
I want to fly I want to go to the Air Force Academy I want to fly this
Force Academy I want to fly this
Force Academy I want to fly this aircraft this aircraft this aircraft but
aircraft this aircraft this aircraft but
aircraft this aircraft this aircraft but they’re all different and they’re all
they’re all different and they’re all
they’re all different and they’re all unique there’s a uniqueness to flying
unique there’s a uniqueness to flying
unique there’s a uniqueness to flying there’s a uniqueness to just having goal
there’s a uniqueness to just having goal
there’s a uniqueness to just having goal sets you shouldn’t have to wait until
sets you shouldn’t have to wait until
sets you shouldn’t have to wait until you’re 30 to make up your mind make up
you’re 30 to make up your mind make up
you’re 30 to make up your mind make up your mind now what’s holding you guys
your mind now what’s holding you guys
your mind now what’s holding you guys back so when you go and you begin your
back so when you go and you begin your
back so when you go and you begin your journey figure something find something
journey figure something find something
journey figure something find something that you’re passionate about and fly
that you’re passionate about and fly
that you’re passionate about and fly there’s no reason that anything should
there’s no reason that anything should
there’s no reason that anything should be holding you back
be holding you back
be holding you back now I may be fine a little Cessna 150 or
now I may be fine a little Cessna 150 or
now I may be fine a little Cessna 150 or a Cessna 172 right now it might only go
a Cessna 172 right now it might only go
a Cessna 172 right now it might only go 70 miles
70 miles
70 miles our but it gets me places it gets me to
our but it gets me places it gets me to
our but it gets me places it gets me to where I want to go no one cares about
where I want to go no one cares about
where I want to go no one cares about how you begin or what you do in the
how you begin or what you do in the
how you begin or what you do in the middle they only care about how you end
middle they only care about how you end
middle they only care about how you end and I want to end this with one of the
and I want to end this with one of the
and I want to end this with one of the great sayings for once you’ve touched
great sayings for once you’ve touched
great sayings for once you’ve touched the sky you will never want to leave the
the sky you will never want to leave the
the sky you will never want to leave the earth or you will always want to be
earth or you will always want to be
earth or you will always want to be there and that was Leonardo da Vinci you
there and that was Leonardo da Vinci you
there and that was Leonardo da Vinci you will always look to the skies because
will always look to the skies because
will always look to the skies because once you’ve been there and once you’ve
once you’ve been there and once you’ve
once you’ve been there and once you’ve tasted it you want to go back now if
tasted it you want to go back now if
tasted it you want to go back now if there’s anything that’s holding you back
there’s anything that’s holding you back
there’s anything that’s holding you back analyze it see what is holding me back
analyze it see what is holding me back
analyze it see what is holding me back think about it and say to yourself I can
think about it and say to yourself I can
think about it and say to yourself I can overcome this there’s no reason why you
overcome this there’s no reason why you
overcome this there’s no reason why you can’t thank you
”
Be First to Comment