Must have something to do with the blood in me. One of my uncles is a pilot and the other an astronaut with five flights under his belt. I loved reading aviation books when I was a kid (pretty much all I did during elementary school ), and my greatest joy as a youngster was playing Flight Unlimited (the first version, with just the Pitts, Extra, Sukhoi, Decathlon, and Grob). My joystick broke, so I had to use the keyboard, but that didn't stop me. Anyways, I've always been addicted to flying, and, aside from a brief period when my dad (himself a doctor, but not a surgeon) convinced me that I wanted to be an orthopedic surgeon (haha, was that short-lived), I've only ever wanted to become an airline pilot. My dream is just starting to come true as I begin lessons!