Fartman51

Flying is one of the best experiences in my life. I would gladly give years off my life to always feel the wind beneath my wings. To me, that is what life is about right now. Going higher and faster, moving towards the highest peak anyone can ever hope for. Space. It is a mad goal, yes, but it is one that some have attained. If they can do it, I can do it, and with that thought in my mind I signed up for flight training at Harvey Field. Since, I have flown an airplane on my own, landed and taken off without any assistance or even any worries, and even flown from my home base at Harvey Field to Oregon and back, without another soul being abo

     My dream in life, my legacy, if one can call it that… I have many dreams. Most are small, kind of silly. Make a phrase or a saying and hear somebody say it a week later, for one. As weird as it sounds, that would make me smile for a day on its own! But only one dream stands out above such simple ones. It is grandiose, it is mad, and to my addled mind; it is wonderful.     All of my life, I have been scared of heights. Yet, all of my life, I have wanted to soar. I claw towards the sky like a newborn bird, just yearning to take my place in the sky. I want to float and to flutter, to pass over rolling green fields and deep blue river