Soon-to-be retired Navy Lt. Cdr. Nathan Mitich is pursuing his next career as an airline transport pilot with a bit of creativity by flying in the shape of a decorated Christmas tree.
The program requires pilots to achieve 1,500 hours of flight time before completion and Mitich decided to make those hours a little more fun.using GPS coordinates. At first, he drew simple shapes like a circle, star and a trefoil.
When he looked back at the flight pattern of his star, he thought about creating a Christmas tree to go with it, and he got to work.Mitich told Fox 13 it took around 20 hours of pre-planning to get the flight plan of the Christmas tree just right. He added it wasn't a"technically difficult flight" and the pattern consisted of"basic skills on any FAA flight test."Mitich flew south and began creating the tip of the star.
Moving on to the middle of the tree, he flew across Polk County, down to Manatee County and across Hardee County to create the appearance of ornaments and bow-topped presents along the bottom of the tree. Florida pilot and Navy Lt. Cdr. Nathan Mitich got into the holiday spirit by flying in a Christmas tree pattern, according to flight paths recorded on FlightAware.
The trip took him about 4 hours and 32 minutes to complete in his C172 Cessna Skyhawk, beginning around 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 18 and flying at speeds between 100 and 200 mph.A picture of a Cessna Skyhawk airplane from 2014.
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