AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2020 - R-3

The pilot behind Go Wheels Up! Texas
"Our next-door neighbor had a Cessna 210 when I was a kid. He took
my dad and I up for the first time when I was probably 8 years old.
Dad let me sit in the front seat. It was right at sunrise on a clear
morning at Clovis Municipal Airport in eastern New Mexico. I'll never
ever forget looking out the window at the right main as it lifted off
from the pavement and the way the airplane's shadow separated
from us and grew smaller and smaller. I was completely hooked. I
thought about aviation as a career, but I figured out mid-high school
that I had a real shot at being a successful musician, so I chased
that dream all over the world for most of my adult life. I was living in
Nashville when September 11 happened. Early that next year I thought
that the powers that be might make the barriers to entry to become a
private pilot a whole lot taller, so I decided to go for it. I got my license
in early 2003. I own a Comanche and, man, is it a great airplane. Goes
pretty fast and far on not a lot of gas, and it's hard to overload it. The best
aviation activity or experience for me was going to Oshkosh. That's part of why
I wanted to do Go Wheels Up! I wanted to at least try to build something like that,
albeit on a much smaller scale, here in Texas. But Oshkosh is something every aviator has to
experience at least once in their lifetime. There aren't words to describe flying in and listening
to those amazing controllers signal everybody in."

Cory Morrow's Go Wheels Up! Texas
featuring the AOPA Fly-In is a highenergy, family-friendly celebration
of aviation, music, automobiles-and
Texas! The now-annual event returns
for a second year May 29 and 30,
2020, at San Marcos Regional Airport.
This uplifting and memorable weekend
features an airshow, auto show, concert
series, and food festival designed to
become one of central Texas' premier
events. The airshow will include
performances by some of the best solo
and team aerobatic pilots in America,
skydiving demonstrations, and static
displays of the classic warbirds that
won our freedom in World War II, as
well as those defending that freedom
today. From classic American muscle
cars to exotic Italian street machines,
there's something for everybody at the
Saturday car show. We'll parade them
through the festival grounds and watch
(and listen) as they rev up on the
mobile dynamometer and compete for
Best in Show. And music? Prepare for a
one-of-a-kind Texas jaw-dropping live
stage show, brought to you by Texas
music icon Cory Morrow and friends.
gowheelsup.com

Local legend
Don't feel bad if you haven't
heard of Cory Morrow. It's not
because this country singersongwriter isn't successful, it's
because he's content to be popular in his home state of Texas-
very popular. He's sold more than
200,000 albums and, along with
his college friend Pat Green, has
popularized "Texas Music" or
Red Dirt music, which is distinct
from the country music originating from Nashville. Morrow's live
show has helped him build a loyal
following throughout Texas. He
turned around his rough-andtumble life-which had featured
hard drinking and drugs-and
shares his experiences through
his songs. He'll headline Go
Wheels Up! Texas with many of
his musician friends.
corymorrow.com
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