How does a Real Estate Developer get involved in racing airplanes?
Actually, aviation is what got me involved in Real Estate Development! I have been an aviation fan for as long as I can remember, but it was my dad who actually made flying a reality for me. I was fourteen years old and my father, a schoolteacher, felt I wasn’t applying myself to my schoolwork. I wasn’t a stupid kid but I didn’t really appreciate school and my grades reflected that. Dad made me a deal that if I kept my grades at B’s or better he would pay for my flying lessons. Needless to say, grades were never a problem again and slowly I began to acquire flight time. It started at only once a month at first but as my sixteenth birthday approached I concentrated on flying more. When did you get your private pilot’s license? I soloed on my sixteenth birthday. I went to the DMV for my drivers license and the airfield for my solo endorsement. At 17, I got my private pilot’s license and by the time I was 18 I was certified as a flight instructor and instrument rated (CFI). A CFI by eight
