SoonerAviator
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SoonerAviator
My grandmother (fellow aviator) passed yesterday after 92 years on this Earth. She was the primary inspiration for me getting my certificate and loved talking about flying with me. She had a straight-tail 172 nicknamed the "Mama Bird", and took me out to a few airshows at KBVO which was home to the National Biplane Fly-In for many years. She was also pretty adept at technology/computers and got me hooked on Microsoft FS 3.1 on her Mac computer. She bought me my first flight lesson for a birthday present as a teenager. When I first soloed, I called her up and told her that I had been taking a few flying lessons and they ended up cutting the tail of my shirt off. She knew instantly what it meant and was elated to hear it.
Fortunately, I was able to go up and see her in her last days, which I hope helped ease her transition. She has been more or less home-bound for about a decade aside from a special outing for my wedding about 5 years ago, so her health has been in decline for awhile. She had four sons and a daughter, 2 of those sons became professional aviators, my father never finished taking lessons but has always loved to fly. Sad to see her leave, but happy that she's no longer bound to her bedroom.
Fortunately, I was able to go up and see her in her last days, which I hope helped ease her transition. She has been more or less home-bound for about a decade aside from a special outing for my wedding about 5 years ago, so her health has been in decline for awhile. She had four sons and a daughter, 2 of those sons became professional aviators, my father never finished taking lessons but has always loved to fly. Sad to see her leave, but happy that she's no longer bound to her bedroom.
