'One I'll never forget'
Lineman gets Extra aerobatic surprise
Sometimes the people that aviation can uplift the most are right in front of us.
Alton Downer works as a lineman at Signature Flight Support at Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, Maryland, to pay for flying lessons. The U.S. Army combat veteran has logged about 20 hours of dual instruction on his way to becoming a private pilot.
For the next half-hour, Downer rode through one aerobatic maneuver after another, and he said the experience left him more infatuated with flight than ever.
"It's amazing to see what's possible," he said. "I never expected anything like this. This day is one I'll never forget."
Dave Hirschman
AOPA Pilot Editor at Large
AOPA Pilot Editor at Large Dave Hirschman joined AOPA in 2008. He has an airline transport pilot certificate and instrument and multiengine flight instructor certificates. Dave flies vintage, historical, and Experimental airplanes and specializes in tailwheel and aerobatic instruction.
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People, Aerobatics
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