Ex-gang member who is now a pilot helps restore aircraft

[jack973]

Hualdo Mendoza, a former member of a street gang, helped the U.S. Air Force restore a replica Nieuport 28. Mendoza, who is now a pilot, learned how to restore aircraft through a gang-intervention program 10 years ago. The Air Force offered Mendoza a ride in an Air Force supersonic T-38 Talon to thank him for his efforts. General Aviation News.

http://www.generalaviationnews.com/2012 ... -jet-ride/

[Tiger Tim]

Neat stuff and nice to see he's out of the gang life. If I were to promise to not get any more speeding tickets I wonder what I could get a ride in...

-Tim

[K5DH]

Neat stuff and nice to see he's out of the gang life. If I were to promise to not get any more speeding tickets I wonder what I could get a ride in...-Tim

If you don't make that promise, you might get a ride in a squad car...