THE FLIGHT OF A LIFETIME by Caylie Howard photo courtesy of Diane Tutini
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or many people, working is a necessity and it’s a means to an end. People go to work, they do their job, and then they go home and do it all again the next day. It’s rare that you find a career that becomes something that you fall in love with. It becomes, not just a job, but a passion. It’s something that you eat, sleep, and breathe. It’s who you are. It’s what you know. It’s what you love. It becomes something that you can’t imagine your life without. For Argyle local, John Tutini, being a pilot was exactly that and his passion was rewarded with the prestigious Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is named in honor of Orville and Wilbur Wright. They were both American aviation
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pioneers that are credited with inventing, building, and flying the world’s first successful motor-operated airplane.
This career isn’t easy for a family. Sometimes you’re gone for a week at a time and your wife is left to run the household by herself. You miss holidays and birthdays,” John said. “I did all of this with one wife.
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