MAY 2017 - FIRST FLIGHTS

MAY 2017 - FIRST FLIGHTS

My first airplane flight was on July 5, 1980 in a Piper Tomahawk. The instructor I flew with on the one hour lesson introduced me to the sky - and there was no turning back. I will never forget that day. That is when I knew, instantly, that I wanted to fly for a living, and make it a career. It was just that simple. It was a beautiful summer day, and I can remember it like it was just yesterday. I was a fortunate 14 year old kid that afternoon - I found my dream early in life.

APRIL 2017 - Remembering a friend and fellow aviator

APRIL 2017 - REMEMBERING A FRIEND AND FELLOW AVIATOR

It has been a fews years now since he has been gone. But if you knew Bob Odegaard, you knew what a real gentleman and aviator really was. It was not only that he was very nice, kind, and thoughtful...he was also one incredible aviator. I watched him over the years fly and advance in a career from Warbird pilot, to Airshow performer, and even Reno Air Racer. He could fly anything there was, and I would say unquestionably he was an incredible aviator. He loved flying like we that call ourselves aviators do, but he was rare in the aviation world.

There was a report of a warbird crash at Barnes County Airport in Valley City, North Dakota in September of 2012. It was him, we later learned.

He died one autumn afternoon in an airshow practice in a F-4U Corsair, and in a moment a wonderful man was gone. RIP Bob, you have flown West, but you left us all with a great example of what an aviator truly is.