Fly For The Culture founder Courtland Savage

Bringing Different Cultures Together Through the Love of Aviation

“Kids have to see it to believe it,” says Courtland Savage, the 28-year-old pilot who started Fly For The Culture in March 2018. “As we get older, we forget what it’s like to be a kid. We say, ‘You can do anything you want to do, all you’ve got to do is try.’ But they’re kids, their minds aren’t fully developed. They literally have to see it to believe it.”

“…So I created a platform where we showcase women and minorities flying aircraft and the kids are seeing it”

Read more about our General Aviation Magazine feature here

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