Tyler Friend and the West Michigan Flight Academy Journey. June 2017 "7 years ago to the day I flew my very first airplane. I can remember it like yesterday" Through the past 7 years a lot has changed, I grew up and graduated. I soloed and now I have my private pilot’s license. And I watched my future bear down on me like a freight train. Tyler Friend and his first Airplane flight in 2000. Now I have 11 days until I leave for the United States Air Force Academy. The West Mich