Congratulations to Ben! He attended the 2019 ACE Camp and joined NESA shortly thereafter. He soloed at 14, got his glider certificate at 16, Private Pilot SEL with high performance, complex and tailwheel endorsements soon after. He and Bill Batesole flew Bill’s C-182 to Oshkosh and back to Springfield this year, and Ben did three takeoffs and landings in the Callair on Monday. He towed Bill three times yesterday in the orange 2-33, and Bill signed him off as a club tow pilot, and he did 9 flawless tows today. Bill says he’s NESA’s first homegrown tow pilot. Ben’s working on his CFI-G rating and his goal is to be a NESA instructor next summer. He’s off to Georgia Tech to begin his college career later this week. Congratulations, Ben!