Supporting Aviators Facing Adversity...

Please. Support them. Don't be a dream snatcher. Support them as best you can.

I just came off seeing 20/20 on ABC, and I saw a shocking story of a pilot who is struggling to get into the airlines to fulfill his dream because his father stole his identity. You can read the whole store here.

If there is one thing that I find despicable is doing something like this. Stealing your own flesh and blood's wings. How could he take his son's flying career and throw it down the drain? Who in their right mind would do that? And to steal his own son's identity...it's a true shame. I feel for Mr. Randy Waldron, Jr. (the victim in the case). His father was living in his son's identity, and committed all sorts of crimes, financial and legal. You can get the details from ABC's site.

To Randy Waldron, Jr., if you are reading this, you have my support. I understand it is a tough thing you went through. And now, the agony of not knowing whether you'd be hired by an airline is trying. But don't give up. Don't give in. Never forget those who flew before us who faced adversity of all kinds. They went through hell and high water to fly. And we will succeed! Fight to get those wings. Get those FOUR STRIPES!!! They are yours for the taking! And, I hope that someday, when you're in the left seat of that Boeing 777, I'll be in the right seat with you. You have the right stuff. Fly, brother. You will fly, and succeed. You will have those FOUR STRIPES.

Blue Skies and Tailwinds to you Randy, and to all our flying brethren.