When Popular Mechanics Magazine asked best selling author, Josh Ferris, to write a story entitled “Learning to Fly,” Josh was less than skeptical. Unlike most of our private pilot students, it was not Josh’s childhood dream to ever pilot an aircraft, and the very thought terrified him! Reluctantly he agreed.
Hearst Magazines, owner of Popular Mechanics, went on a quest to find the right school and the perfect flight instructor to handle the petrified Josh. After an in depth interview with CFI, Tom Fischer, their search was over.