Since hubby has always talked about becoming a pilot, his parents & I gave him a 1 hr. flight instruction for his birthday. We went to Kathy Samuelson of Columbus Flight Instruction out of Port Columbus International Airport. (She was terrific, by the way.) My brother-in-law and I went up, too, and it was AWESOME!
- Our plane was a Cessna 172. It looked tiny from the outside, but inside it was actually quite roomy.

Hubby in the cockpit pre-flight.

Pre-flight checklist

Bye-bye ground!

Downtown Columbus, Ohio & a beautiful blue sky

OSU Ag Campus - This is where hubby & I both spent most of our time during college.

He looks like the real deal, doesn't he?

The Shoe!!

We could even see the sailboats out on Hoover Reservoir when we flew over.

The pilot after a successful flight.

And we all made it back to the airport in one piece!