From lifelong stutter to commercial pilot I want to give back
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From lifelong stutter to commercial pilot I want to give back Hi everyone, I’ve stuttered my entire life, and growing up I wanted to be a pilot more than anything, but I honestly didn’t think someone who stuttered could do it especially with all the radio communication involved. The fear felt bigger than the dream at times. Now I’m a commercial pilot, and if I had known even one pilot who stuttered and made it, it would have changed everything for me. It would’ve made it feel possible instead of unrealistic. My main objective is to take kids who stutter up in the air and let them see firsthand that their speech doesn’t limit their dreams. I want them sitting next to me while I make radio calls — stutter and all — so they can see you don’t have to be perfectly fluent to belong in aviation. I just don’t really know how to connect with the right people or step into that space, so if anyone has recommendations — speech organizations, schools, nonprofits, aviation groups, anything — I’d really appreciate it. This would have meant the world to younger me, and I’d love to be that example for someone else now.