The Summit!

I made it! I'm at the top of my Everest. It still hasn't sunk in yet....things moved with amazing speed over the last few weeks. I passed my oral interview and my checkride. I met the examiner at 7:00 this morning and a few hours later I was a fully licensed as a private pilot!! It was all difficult and stressful beyond words....this was truly my Everest. Luckily, all of the pressure of speaking in the Toastmaster contests had really prepared me well for the oral exam and even memorizing the manuevers on the flight itself. A lot to say, but it has been a long, but glorious day and I am completely exhausted. I can say it was worth it...all of the trouble, the worries, the expense, the brickwalls that were overcome...I buried a lot of demons and I really feel a difference in myself for the better. Of course, I didn't do this alone, "Team Everest" was behind me all the way!! Pictured is my young, bold instructor and behind us is "my" Piper Cherokee! It looks really sharp in the morning sun!