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Celebrating a 30 Year Milestone

Jim Graham, owner of Graham Aviation Services at the Salem Airport, is pleased to announce his wife and co-owner, Gwen, celebrated an aviation milestone last month – 30 years as a pilot. A reception was given in her honor at the company offices. Friends, colleagues and students were on hand to celebrate the occasion.

“It’s hard to believe it was 30 years ago that I became a pilot,” Gwen said. “It’s even harder to believe that the girl from three decades ago is now a flight instructor and flight school owner.”

From the time she was a young girl, Gwen had dreamed of being a pilot. After high school, she moved to the Portland area from Eastern Oregon. She found two jobs and a flight school. “One job paid for my living expenses, the other job paid for my flying lessons,” she said. “Earning my pilot’s license was the best decision I ever made. It’s shaped and directed me more than anything else in my life ever has.”

She and husband Jim opened Graham Aviation Services at the Salem Airport in May 2005. At that time she was a private, instrument rated pilot but soon realized how much she enjoyed working with the students. She received her advanced ground instructor rating and started teaching their ground schools. By March 2009, she had finished the rest of the training she needed to become a flight instructor.

“Flight instructing is the most fun I’ve ever had,” Gwen remarked. “I get the biggest kick out of helping people understand how to fly an airplane, how to be a really good pilot. I also enjoy the challenge of figuring out how best to teach them. My philsophy is that it’s not their job to figure out how I teach, rather it’s my job to figure out how they learn.”

Graham Aviation Services is a full-service flight school and Diamond Flight Center that caters to students of all ages who have the passion to fly. They can take a person from private pilot to career or anything in between. Their fleet includes a Diamond DA40, a technologically-advanced aircraft outfitted with a glass cockpit. Graham Aviation offers an introductory flight lessons starting at only $99.

It’s a great first step toward earning the private pilot certificate. Gwen or Jim can be reached at 503-581-4139 or visit their website at grahamaviation.com.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Celebrating a 30 Year Milestone

Jim Graham, owner of Graham Aviation Services at the Salem Airport, is pleased to announce his wife and co-owner, Gwen, celebrated an aviation milestone last month – 30 years as a pilot. A reception was given in her honor at the company offices. Friends, colleagues and students were on hand to celebrate the occasion.

“It’s hard to believe it was 30 years ago that I became a pilot,” Gwen said. “It’s even harder to believe that the girl from three decades ago is now a flight instructor and flight school owner.”

From the time she was a young girl, Gwen had dreamed of being a pilot. After high school, she moved to the Portland area from Eastern Oregon. She found two jobs and a flight school. “One job paid for my living expenses, the other job paid for my flying lessons,” she said. “Earning my pilot’s license was the best decision I ever made. It’s shaped and directed me more than anything else in my life ever has.”

She and husband Jim opened Graham Aviation Services at the Salem Airport in May 2005. At that time she was a private, instrument rated pilot but soon realized how much she enjoyed working with the students. She received her advanced ground instructor rating and started teaching their ground schools. By March 2009, she had finished the rest of the training she needed to become a flight instructor.

“Flight instructing is the most fun I’ve ever had,” Gwen remarked. “I get the biggest kick out of helping people understand how to fly an airplane, how to be a really good pilot. I also enjoy the challenge of figuring out how best to teach them. My philsophy is that it’s not their job to figure out how I teach, rather it’s my job to figure out how they learn.”

Graham Aviation Services is a full-service flight school and Diamond Flight Center that caters to students of all ages who have the passion to fly. They can take a person from private pilot to career or anything in between. Their fleet includes a Diamond DA40, a technologically-advanced aircraft outfitted with a glass cockpit. Graham Aviation offers an introductory flight lessons starting at only $99.

It’s a great first step toward earning the private pilot certificate. Gwen or Jim can be reached at 503-581-4139 or visit their website at grahamaviation.com.