The Comeback
At 49, I decided to return to the flying I loved but had set aside for nearly two decades. Weeks before flight school began, I was diagnosed with stage-three colon cancer. I wasn’t even sure I’d pass a flight physical.
After surgery and recovery, I got back to it.
While the world shut down during the pandemic, I pressed on. I trained, earned the necessary flight ratings, and at 52, I started my first job as a commercial pilot – proving that it’s never too late to soar.