Aviation as My Legacy: From Solo Motherhood to Skybound Leadership

Flight Training Plan & Dual Timeline

My flight training plan is designed to be both ambitious and realistic. Unless significant funding opportunities arrive sooner, I have made the intentional decision to begin formal flight training in 2027.

Between now and then, I am focused on preparation — building financial stability, strengthening my aviation knowledge, organizing key documents, and continuing to develop my long-term aviation vision.

Accelerated Path (If Funding Arrives Early)

If scholarship funds, grants, or private donor support come together ahead of schedule, I will begin training sooner and move forward as funding allows.

• Begin PPL: as early as funding allows
• Continue: Instrument Rating and Commercial Certification
• Future phase: Helicopter add-on when aligned financially

This path allows flexibility if the right opportunity presents itself.

Planned Timeline (Primary Path)

• 2027: Begin Private Pilot License (PPL)
• 2028: Complete Instrument Rating (IR)
• 2029: Complete Commercial Pilot Certification
• Future Phase: Helicopter add-on when funding allows

This timeline reflects steady, committed progress while maintaining financial responsibility and long-term sustainability.

Scholarship-Paced Path (Staggered Funding)

If funding arrives in stages through scholarships or grants, I will begin training in 2027 and progress at a steady, sustainable pace.

• 2027: Begin and complete PPL on a part-time or moderate schedule
• 2028–2029: Complete Instrument Rating and Commercial Certification
• Future: Helicopter add-on when funding allows

No matter which timeline unfolds, my commitment is the same: to finish what I start, honor every dollar of grant or donor support, and keep moving forward with discipline and intention.

This is not a delay — it is a strategic build phase. I am laying the foundation now so that when I take off, I do it with strength, clarity, and staying power.

👉 Once I upload it, you’ll be able to view my full Flight Training Plan & Dual Timeline as a PDF here.
Download Training Plan (PDF)

Why Aviation, and Why Now

For years, aviation lived in the background of my life as a quiet calling. I was raising my son, rebuilding after loss, and learning how to navigate life as a solo mother. Somewhere in the middle of all of that, my love for the sky kept resurfacing — in documentaries, in photos, in those moments when I would look up and feel a pull I couldn’t ignore anymore.

Aviation, for me, is about more than flying an airplane from Point A to Point B. It’s about building a life with more freedom, more purpose, and more capacity to serve. I want my son to see his mother pursue something big, disciplined, and meaningful — not in theory, but in real life.

My journey into aviation is unconventional. I’m entering this world later than some, with real financial constraints and real responsibilities. But I’m also entering it with maturity, resilience, and a very clear “why.” I’m not just training for myself. I’m training for the stories I’ll tell, the people I’ll encourage, and the doors I hope to open for other women and solo parents who think their window has closed. It hasn’t.