soloing my first student

flyin a cub down low over the west texas caprock with the door off at sunrise

hunting coyotes out of a robinson helicopter for texas fish and game dept

first approach to mins in a light plane...and not breaking out

taking a light plane solo into another country for the first time

the hours of silence over the gulf hundreds of miles from shore in a light twin and finally hearing the radio crackle as the mexican coast appears in the haze

flying in rain so hard that the inside of the plane is soaking wet

checking density altitude before taking off from leadville colorado

having passengers thank you after taking them to safety following an engine failure in a light twin

salt water fly fishing in Roatan Honduras and Belize knowing I'm being paid to be there

teaching aerobatics

all that was while I was still in college in west texas...

then...

first takeoff in a jet

catching the jumpseat on a flight my dad was the captain of