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food, sushi, and Delhi-Indian cuisine—fare not found on the Navajo Nation. We went fishing and visited violinmaker Jeff Robinson to adjust Tyler’s viola. “How can you tell the difference between a violinist and a fiddler?” Jeff asked. “The violinist brags about how much she paid for her instrument, while the fiddler brags about how little he paid for his.” Later that week, Tyler performed Tchaikovsky with the summer-camp orchestra. When his family joined us for the final Beethoven concert, all of us were stunned by his amazing progress in just two weeks. The following month, I retrieved Tyler at Window Rock for his next adventure. To avoid midday heat, we flew early in the morning back to Flagstaff and then raced a thunderstorm over Mingus Mountain to Prescott. After touring Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s western campus together, I left Tyler for a week of ground school, simulator, and flight training. He’d pilot a night excursion to Scottsdale and a round-trip journey over the Grand Canyon to St. George, Utah. “You were right, Greg,” said Tyler, flying us home afterward from Prescott to Window Rock, “I was the most experienced pilot there. One student even got sick on the first flight and had to fly alone with an instructor for a few days to get comfortable.” Tyler’s dream to become a professional pilot now burns brighter than ever, and he hopes to earn his degree at Embry-Riddle. “This was an awesome summer, Greg!” he said when we parted. “I just wish it wasn’t over!” “It’s been a blast for me, too, Tyler. And thanks to you, Jeff Robinson is refurbishing my violin!” Soon Tyler was sending me duets to learn, and I was gifting classical music for his iPod. Picture this Navajo kid hanging out with his buddies after school; while the rest are sampling hip-hop on their music players, he’s groovin’ to Bach, and plotting his course to see the world from a cockpit.
Greg Brown is an aviation author, photographer, and former National Flight Instructor of the Year. Visit his website (www.gregbrownflyingcarpet.com).
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