Dad & I have been flying together in his SuperCub since I was 6. First flight with him was out of Fulton County, just northwest of the Atlanta airport.
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I try to get back to Atlanta (my real home) at least once a month for some Cub flying with him, I really cherish the times we've spent flying together over the years.
My grandad Shelly and uncle Paul flew the airmail in and out of Atlanta (then known as Candler field) in the 20s and 30s, and also flew for Eastern Airlines which had its headquarters in Atlanta. Shelly set a world altitude record (at the time) in a sailplane over Atlanta in '43 - it still stands as the record in Georgia. My uncle Jim solo'd at 16 years old at Atlanta airport and flew 34 years with Eastern Airlines. My mom has been an Atlanta based Delta flight attendant for 44 years.
It was a surreal experience. 9 years and 4 months ago I was flying over KATL on my way back from my private pilot checkride - looking down, wondering when I might be flying into there as an airline pilot. And somehow there I was!
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Falcon 7 arrival
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Stone Mountain
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Dobbins AFB
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