Way back in the last century, I graduated from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago with a B.A in Mathematics.
I also earned my private pilots license in the early 1970's, flew for a few years and met my wife Terry, Eventually. I quit flying as starting our family became our priority.
Fast forward to 1986. I was coerced into an airplane ride..and darn..I was hooked again, but now my goal was to earn my instrument rating, commercial license and 3 Certified Flight Instructor ratings. Eventually, I also earned my multi-engine rating and became rated as second-in-command in a corporate jet.
In 1989, just as a lark, I shot some photos of my employers company picnic where all the people would line up to create the company letters "CTG". Surprise of surprises...my first attempt at aerial photography was a success! The company even published the photos in their corporate newsletter.
After some research as to who would use aerial photography, we decided we'd found a niche. It wasn't until 1989, we purchased our airplane, a Cessna Skyhawk pictured on the right, that we also used for flight instruction. We still have the airplane hangared at DuPage County Airport in West Chicago, IL.