My mom soloed in a Piper cub in 1942. She washed out of the WASP
program due to poor vision. She went to work for Pan Am as a radio
operator in Brownville TX and met my father (an Air Traffic Controller
for the CAA in Balboa, Panama) "over the airwaves" via Morse code in
1944. As a new pilot, I was thrilled to take my mom flying for her 82nd
birthday. She passed away 3 years later. Dad retired from ATC in 1973
after working at Albuqerque Tower Everett, WA tower (PAE), Seattle
Center, and Spokane (WA) Approach.

john smith wrote:
Just curious how much "trickle-down" aviation there is among us?