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Local dad, pilot teaches kids to fly ... model airplanes that is.
Tim Thompson
Tim Thompson, a pilot with Spirit Airlines, bonds with his children, Tyler and Andrea, by flying model airplanes. - photo by Ben Hendren
Before Tim Thompson could walk, he loved aviation. He spent his toddler years tagging along with his dad to the airport. By 7, he got his first model airplane. As a teenager, he took his first flying lesson at Peachtree Dekalb Airport and — with help from his grandfather — got his first license from Mathis Airport. By young adulthood, he was in the military working on airplanes.