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The view: Phoenix, Arizona, at sunset.
The airplane: Cessna 172
The pilot: Kimberly Prodan, CFI
The mission: A night flight lesson
The memory: Watching a young student pilot fall in love with the view.
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After spending most of her career as a schoolteacher, Kimberly Prodan was given a gift that changed her life: flight lessons. Soon she traded the classroom for the cockpit, discovering she enjoyed teaching one motivated student at a time. She went on to instruct at several reputable flight schools, teach ground school courses, and help countless pilots reach their goals.
She owned a Cessna 172 for nearly a decade before selling it this past April and officially retiring. Fortunately, she has friends with airplanes who are always happy to bring her along, giving her a front-row seat to real-world flying beyond the training environment. A teacher at heart, she now relishes the opportunity to enjoy flying purely for the experience.
She has been a CFI, Commercial Multi-Engine Land, and Instrument-rated pilot since 2009.
She owned a Cessna 172 for nearly a decade before selling it this past April and officially retiring. Fortunately, she has friends with airplanes who are always happy to bring her along, giving her a front-row seat to real-world flying beyond the training environment. A teacher at heart, she now relishes the opportunity to enjoy flying purely for the experience.
She has been a CFI, Commercial Multi-Engine Land, and Instrument-rated pilot since 2009.
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- Friday Photo: Phoenix sunset - October 12, 2018
WOW! This is a great photo!
I’ve flown over Phoenix at night many times. I am always awestruck by the sight. It’s like a glittering carpet of jewels extending to the horizon. I’m sure it’s the same for other cities. I’ve taken dozens of night photos, some from the same vantage point as Kimberly, flying the east transition over Sky Harbor. Taking a picture at night, with a slow shutter speed, from a moving aircraft, is always a challenge. But the air is smooth and the plane will fly itself for a while. It’s a magical experience.