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Caitlin's story:

My one word mantra is: SOAR

I grew up happily in the Colorado Rockies and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Colorado in 2002.  By the age of 23 I had been lucky enough to travel across the globe: South America, Europe and Asia.  But it wasn’t until 2004 that my life really took off, both literally and figuratively.

My first flight lesson took place at the highest airport in the continental US, in Leadville, Colorado.  I was immediately hooked on the freedom, adventure and challenge of flight.  Talk about empowering!  As you set the throttle(s) to take off power, hundreds if not thousands of horsepower are at your fingertips.  As the aircraft accelerates down the runway, the whole world spreads before you like a banquet.  The world from above is a feast for the eyes and all your cares are left on the ground. 

Amelia Earhart said, “Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. . .” But courage cannot come and you cannot soar without a solid platform from which to launch.  I am constantly grateful to my parents, my grandparents, my aunts and uncles and my amazing friends for empowering me with their support.  No one ever told me that it was crazy or too hard or too impractical to dream of being a pilot—a girl pilot—and my career skyrocketed.

After graduating from the Commercial Airline Pilot Training (CAPT) Program at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, I began teaching others how to fly and ended up running a flight school.  I helped to establish a new air charter service. Now I am the Chief Pilot for a corporation in Jacksonville, Florida.  Every week I fly airplanes large and small, I teach and learn about aviation, and every day I soar!