84-year-old former pilot gets bucket-list wish with flight over fall foliage
Pilot who helped make the flight happen says he was happy to help a fellow aviator
84-year-old former pilot checks item off bucket-list with flight over fall foliage
An 84-year-old former pilot got to check an item off her bucket-list when she took the controls during a flight over the fall colors in New Hampshire.
CONCORD, N.H. -- An 84-year-old former pilot was able to check an item off her bucket list Monday by taking in the fall colors from the air.
Earl Gage said his mother, who was an aviator in her youth, now suffers from Parkinson’s disease and struggles with day-to-day activities.
"What the disease takes is her abilities, but not her mind," Gage told Storyful.
Gage said the family has been on a mission to make some of his mother’s wishes come true in her twilight years.
"As time allows and her health allows," he said.
84-year-old ex-pilot flies over fall foliage
A former pilot from New Hampshire got to check an item off her bucket list with a flight over fall foliage.
One of them was to see the vibrant foliage of New Hampshire from the air again. On Monday, Gage teamed up with local pilot Cody Mattiello to fulfill that wish.
Gage was able to record part of the flight as his mother handled the controls of the single-engine plane over Lake Winnipesaukee and around Mount Kearsarge.
"Nice job, mom," Gage can be heard saying in the video.
In a Facebook post, Mattiello said he was happy to help a fellow flyer fulfill her wish.
"As a New Hampshire born pilot I feel lucky to be able to share my love of aviation and be a part of making memories like this for others," Mattiello wrote.