When Mark Pestal was a youngster growing up under the approach path to runway 12 at Offutt Air Force Base (AFB) in Omaha, Nebraska, he had no way of knowing that his interest in aviation would take him where he is today. His passion for flight increased dramatically as a 7 year-old when a neighbor and he went on an introductory flight in a Cessna 152. When Pestal arrived at the University of Colorado in Boulder to pursue a degree in Business, he fell in with several roommates who shared his interest in aviation. There Mark began taking lessons, eventually soloing in a 152 in 1982… Finish reading the article here