Samuel Reiter of Ocean Ridge plans to study aviation and business at The Ohio State University. Photo provided
By Faran Fagen
A lot of high schoolers take off with their friends on their 17th birthday, but Samuel Reiter chose to spend eight hours
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Lt. Austin J. Haynie, Navy pilot, has returned from a seven-month deployment on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, aircraft carrier 71. Austin joins his grandfather Neil Haynie, trading in his military F18 Super Hornet to fly grandpa’s Piper to Fort Myers.
Retired pilot and Ocean Ridge resident Neil Hennigan at home with his dog, Potter. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Brian Biggane
Neil Hennigan, chairman of the five-person sewer/septic committee appointed by Ocean Ridge to explore options for a town-
Lantana resident Don Ploskunak was one of the first airship pilots to cover sporting events. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Stephen Moore
Don Ploskunak’s flying infatuation began 70 years ago when he would stare and wonder as crop dusters sprayed t
Florence Mascott flew WASP missions. Photo provided
Related story: Local pilot helps re-create women's WWII air journey
By Ron Hayes
“You know,” Florence Mascott says, proudly, “whenever the women pilots know there’s a WASP on the plane, they always c
Pilot Elizabeth Ackerly joined Alan Anders, Jeff Geer and Mark Kandianis on a flight in a T-6 warplane from Bellingham, Wash., to Great Falls, Mont., then to Fairbanks, Alaska. Photo provided
Related story: Wartime challenge begets lifelong dedicatio
