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Lee White of Charlottesville, Virginia, received his pilot’s license in 1985. A few years later, he encountered a remarkable series of pilot-mentors, beginning with his instrument instructor in 1988. Their influence led him to remain a lifelong student pilot, even now with several thousand flight hours and multiple advanced ratings. He served in the US Navy Reserve for 22 years, retiring as an O-6 after four deployments in 2012. He is gradually retiring from his civilian career at the University of Virginia Medical Center. Still, he remains an active flyer, logging about 120 hours a year in his Columbia 400 based at CHO. His most recent training, in July, included a Mountain-Canyon flying course, where he spent eight hours flying a C-182 in and out of Idaho’s backcountry landing strips.