Tyler Allen takes a ride in Greg Brown's "Flying Carpet" over the Navajo reservation.
So few Native Americans grace the halls of aviation that when one does, it catches our attention.
They are folks like Jerry Elliott High Eagle (Osage-Cherokee), a NASA scientist who helped design the International Space Station, or John Bennett Herrington (Cherokee), a NASA astronaut who flew on the 16th Space Shuttle mission.
And, in a few short years, there might also be Tyler Allen, a bright, talkative, enthusiastic 8th grader from the Navajo Nation, who is already getting some cockpit time thanks to mentors Adriel Heisey, who is a Navajo Nation pilot, and Master CFI Greg Brown.
Read an account of one of Tyler’s more recent adventures, appearing in this month’s Aircraft Owners & Pilot’s Association Flight Training magazine, and reprinted here on Greg’s blog ยป
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4 Comments
Great Story Ben! That is the kind of story that needs to fill every media outlet!
I know you are, Ben, and your role so far has been bigger than you think!
Oh, yeah! Thanks, Greg. Just trying to be humble. For the record, I’m also mentoring Tyler! (Indeed, just traded text messages with him two days ago, and told him he better call me soon.)
Hey Ben, How come YOUR name doesn’t appear in your text above? Your post looks terrific, Ben. Thank you! You are always welcome to post such links, and I will do the same coming back the other way from my site. Looks like you’re having a blast doing the blog!
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