My grandfather and my dad both have their private pilots license, so hearing and learning about how amazing flying was started when I was very young. Even though I never went flying with them when I was a young boy, I believe the seed was planted early on that flying would be something I would want to purse.

Fast forward to my freshman year of college at Arizona State University, I was enjoying what all underclassman do on week nights; playing Mario Kart on Nintendo 64 with some friends. My roommates friend was over and he told me how we was in the aviation program at ASU, something I didn’t even know existed at the time. My intrigue grew, and the very next day I made an appointment with my advisor to find out more details. I enrolled into the