Student pilot Meagan Huerta sold her motorcycle and handmade artwork to fund flying lessons.
Student pilot Meagan Huerta sold her motorcycle and handmade artwork to fund flying lessons. She became interested in aviation by learning firsthand about the importance of helicopter medical evacuations after both her brother and her sister were airlifted from separate accidents. The Jacksonville, Florida, resident’s financial strain eased a bit after she was awarded a $3,000 AOPA Student Pilot Scholarship administered by Women in Aviation International during the group’s virtual conference in March 2021. The airframe and powerplant mechanic apprentice is continuing to raise funds for flight lessons by washing airplanes at Herlong Recreational Airport, participating in maintenance flights “just to get in the air,” and by marketing original artwork.