CONTEST: Flying high

My Daily Fortune reader Layne was inspired by yesterday's fortune: Someone is looking up to you. Don't let that person down. To share with us what that message means to him, Layne started with a confession:

"I'm going to be 63 this year, Matt. I learned to fly just six years ago, and just months after getting my license had the remarkable opportunity to meet and fly with two remarkable aerobatic pilots, Wayne Handley and Ken Erickson.

"Ken, who most recently has been chief pilot and chief mechanic for an aerobatic school in King City, California, introduced me to the Pitts aircraft and started me down the road of unusual attitude flying. His calm and positive attitude in a plane is truly inspiring, and the same can be said for Wayne Handley, who is almost the father of modern aerobatics... at least in my mind, anyway.

"Both inspired me to strive for excellence and precision. And both kindled and nourished the idea that if you could imagine something, you could achieve it.
"I may never achieve their prominence, but I am an avid competition aerobatic pilot, and hope that I may inspire someone else to pursue a dream and not accept age as a deterrent."

Thanks for the excellent message, Wayne. Aerobatic flying sounds amazing, and I'd love to see you fly sometime... from the safety of the ground.