tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post3939212435968719611..comments2024-03-28T17:38:51.301-07:00Comments on Flight To Success: Nate Carriker: Friday's Fabulous Flyer!Karlene Petitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-81178165042875001662010-05-17T08:47:49.123-07:002010-05-17T08:47:49.123-07:00Thanks Kathy! I missed you too! Does Claudia want ...Thanks Kathy! I missed you too! Does Claudia want her book published? We can make that happen for her! I will show her the way. lol.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-38553262335178831852010-05-17T08:11:13.174-07:002010-05-17T08:11:13.174-07:00Good job - good story! I'm waiting for the bra...Good job - good story! I'm waiting for the brain info.... <br /><br />Claudia says "hi" and she has a sci-fi book that I want to see published and made into a movie, too. We missed you this weekend!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09447268246074387994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-43247005448794806792010-05-15T08:22:31.392-07:002010-05-15T08:22:31.392-07:00Thanks Heather! I am encouraging him to join your ...Thanks Heather! I am encouraging him to join your writers blog... I think your experience can definitely get him to the next level with finding an agent.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-90280308227687301332010-05-15T08:16:45.626-07:002010-05-15T08:16:45.626-07:00Wow, what a miraculous and inspiring story! Thank ...Wow, what a miraculous and inspiring story! Thank you Karlene, and Nate, for sharing this!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-59092314939747115542010-05-15T07:34:49.311-07:002010-05-15T07:34:49.311-07:00Thanks for the comment Cynthia. Fun to learn about...Thanks for the comment Cynthia. Fun to learn about fellow tweeters for sure!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-52800844108034723172010-05-15T07:29:19.158-07:002010-05-15T07:29:19.158-07:00Very interesting! It was great learning more about...Very interesting! It was great learning more about a Twitter pal and a fellow writer!Cynthia Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128418037470085123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-60434406070743306912010-05-14T21:05:09.211-07:002010-05-14T21:05:09.211-07:00Don, that is so funny about him busting you! I'...Don, that is so funny about him busting you! I'm sure he just wanted to keep his dad safe. You have a lot to be proud of. Nice when you can sit back and smile at the success of your kids... healthy, happy, and living the dream. Hardback... I suspect you will be around for that one! I'm looking forward to it too!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-63951438588854788552010-05-14T21:01:44.484-07:002010-05-14T21:01:44.484-07:00Thanks Pam! Who might that actor double be? You sh...Thanks Pam! Who might that actor double be? You should play the female lead. :)Oh... and your sons are darling. What a great family!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-12652100143305240202010-05-14T20:58:26.529-07:002010-05-14T20:58:26.529-07:00Pilot... movie works for me! And... I think we des...Pilot... movie works for me! And... I think we deserve autographed books too! :)Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-2787519444565687712010-05-14T20:13:46.325-07:002010-05-14T20:13:46.325-07:00Yes, I'm prejudiced; but Nate is a natural pil...Yes, I'm prejudiced; but Nate is a natural pilot; one who truly becomes part of the airplane during flight. It was quite a "trip" for me to go from being his first (bootleg) flight instructor to having him as MY flight instructor. That's a worthy story in itself. Would you believe he "busted" me after giving me my Biennial Private Pilot Check Ride? All Dads should have memories such as those I carry with me from all the hours we spent together in the cockpit. And, humbly, he ALWAYS flew right seat when we flew together.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367348779186430658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-19992028607164963232010-05-14T19:05:08.180-07:002010-05-14T19:05:08.180-07:00I already have his actor double to play him in the...I already have his actor double to play him in the movie:-) Great write up! You did a wonderful job and yes, he's an inspiring man!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-62280908851189340122010-05-14T19:05:08.181-07:002010-05-14T19:05:08.181-07:00Thanks everybody! I'd love to take credit for ...Thanks everybody! I'd love to take credit for the miracle of my recovery, but I owe it to my God, who worked a bona fide miracle for me through my rescuers, my surgeon, Dr. James Macon, some incredible nurses and therapists, my family, and especially my very dear friends from SkyWest Airlines. They took me from the depths of despair to undaunted courage with the simple words, "You're job is waiting for you to come back to. Come back." I still choke up when I talk about it.<br /><br />You won't find a finer bunch of people anywhere in the world, and one of my dearest dreams is to get to tell the world about it through my memoir, "A Shimmering Light." Leaving there was the hardest thing I've ever done, and I miss them all more than anyone will ever know.<br /><br />Like I've said about Karlene in an earlier post to my blog, the people I need have a way of showing up in my darkest hours.<br /><br />I only hope I can be such a friend to someone else someday.<br /><br /><br />Thank you all for reading this and saying hi!Nathan Carrikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978268272492493378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-32570892882743221752010-05-14T17:28:58.207-07:002010-05-14T17:28:58.207-07:00Pardon my parental prejudice, but I am proud of th...Pardon my parental prejudice, but I am proud of the "kid." I hope to live to read that novel in hardback. It was a real "trip" to teach him his first few flying "lessons" and then fly with him over the years until he became my Flight Instructor. (Would you believe he "busted me" the first time he gave me my Biennial Flight Check?)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367348779186430658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-5304044671094820722010-05-14T16:28:57.375-07:002010-05-14T16:28:57.375-07:00Hopefully we can go to the premier (spelt wrong, i...Hopefully we can go to the premier (spelt wrong, i think {the opening night of a movie})...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10993872671156272017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-31269658251769590682010-05-14T15:25:48.540-07:002010-05-14T15:25:48.540-07:00Hey Pilot...his is an amazing story. Wait until we...Hey Pilot...his is an amazing story. Wait until we see the movie!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-54720708961603679882010-05-14T15:19:22.222-07:002010-05-14T15:19:22.222-07:00What another inspiring story! Amazing that he went...What another inspiring story! Amazing that he went from a place crash to working for AA to writing a novel. I definitely agree with you: we will for sure see him again!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10993872671156272017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-82767205551897746082010-05-14T14:55:45.997-07:002010-05-14T14:55:45.997-07:00Thanks Jason! It's easy when you can write abo...Thanks Jason! It's easy when you can write about incredible people!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-52846320040638327522010-05-14T10:57:30.637-07:002010-05-14T10:57:30.637-07:00such a incredible write :)such a incredible write :)Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863340539795411624noreply@blogger.com