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Steve Moore, sophomore, receives his AFJROTC solo wings from Lt. Col. Frank Schmidt.
Steve Moore
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w1ngs his
way
to solo
flight during
by
Maret
Jinks
" I can fly any time the
weather is good," commented
Steve Moore , sophomore who
obtained his AFJROTC solo
wings last summer.
To solo in an airplane
means that the student goes
up with his flight instructor,
lands the plane, and then
goes up alone.
" The Civil Air Patrol got me
started in flying. I joined the
CAP in 1977, and got my
first plane ride the next
month, in an old Piper P. A.
1?. a small two-seat aircraft ,"
he said. like flying. It's great,
the money is great . and flying
is easy and safe .
" The highest I have ever
been is 15,000 feet. It was
the prettiest thing I had ever
seen. The clouds were snow
white , and the sky was big
and blue," he explained.
Steve has been taking flying
lessons for three years now
and has a total of 40 hours
of flying time. However, he
has to be 17 years old to
summer
obtain his pilot's license.
" Flying by myself really
meant a lot to me then. and
it still does. I'm very proud of
what I have done and learned.
I' m still learning and
studying," said the young
pilot.
Steve explained an easy
way to sign up for the type
of flying lessons he took. One
simply calls a flight service
and requests information
concerning flying lessons.
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