..."That's my story and I'm sticking to it!"
BIO:
Cynthia Laddon Kaase is an FAA Certified Commercial Pilot, Instrument rated in Helicopter and Airplane. She holds a Flight Instructor Certifcate in Both in addition to an Advanced Ground Instructor Certificate. Cynthia is the owner of Pilot 2 Pilot Ground School. There is no aspect of Aviation that she does not love. When Cynthia is not instructing you will find her out at the airport flying her Decathlon upside down!
Cynthia is the 2011/2012 Chapter President for WAI San Diego. She is an active member in the Ninety-Nines and Whirly Girls International and supports AOPA and IAC Chapter 36, "The Hammerheads".
Cynthia was awarded the 2009 Whirly Girl Memorial Scholarship.
For more information visit Cynthia Laddon Kaase at FACEBOOK
What People have to say about Cynthia:
"It would be difficult to find a more tenacious and knowledgeable woman on helicopter flying than Cynthia." V.M.CFI,CFII,MEI. Commercial Pilot EC135 and Twin Otter
"Cynthia has always demonstrated a passionate commitment to excellence with her flying. She has a"burning curiosity" about every aspect of helicopter aviation and is extremely knowledgeable about the principles of flight and the FAA regulations. Her "enthusiastic attitude" is infectious to all those who come in contact with her!" C.S. Commercial Helicopter Pilot, Veteran Traffic Watch Pilot/Reporter
"Cynthia's passion, desire, energy and character are simply unmatched among students I have worked with. She strives for perfection in everything she does. She sets her goals very high, and does everything in her power to achieve them. Through every stage of her training, Cynthia's piloting skills were among the very highest..." D.R.C. Commercial Helicopter Pilot, CFI
"After my years as a military test pilot, instructor pilot, and fighter pilot with 5400 hours in 80 models of airplane, my choice for an instructor was not without due consideration. I found Ms. Kaase's professional approach to aviation, tremendous natural flying abilities, attention to detail, ability to instruct and her pleasant positive attitude a good fit for my(or likely anybody's) needs."E.F.Colonel,USMC(Ret)
"I enjoyed the class. Cynthia is an excellent instructor!" M.A. Student Pilot
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Stories
Most pilots, myself included, take an inordinate amount of pleasure in sharing their stories: Stories as old as the wars or as recent as yesterday's check-ride. There is no detail too small and no flight too long that can't be told.
As eager as we are to do the telling, we are equally willing to take our place as the "Listener." We ooh and aah at the perfect landing, the groundspeed, the airspeed, and the latest GPS. We feel each success as if it were our own and we celebrate. This is the connection we share.
...So when we hear of a gear-up landing, of a prop strike, or just of a really close call, we feel the pain. We listen with dread as the details unfold and we feel the pain...really we do. The collective sigh is one of relief...relief that the pilot is still here and able to tell his or her story, and relief that it isn't our story...that it didn't happen to us... this time.
From these shared experiences, the successes and the failures, we gain the insight necessary...and the stories keep coming.
I invite anyone with a story...to share it...here...with all of us. CK
Email to: ckladdon@cox.net.
Inverted Fun in the Decathlon!