Author Archive for: duanetruitt

Duane is a civil engineer and real estate development manager who learned to fly in 1976 while a member of the US Navy, in between cruises on a nuclear fast attack submarine. A couple of years after earning his pilot certificate, the demands of raising a family and attending college on the GI Bill meant dropping out of aviation. Three decades later (2008) Duane got back into flying, finding that it was relatively easy to pick up where he left off. Shortly thereafter, Duane purchased his 1968 Piper Cherokee which he flies mostly on business trips and sometimes for recreation.