I want to learn how to fly an airplane!
History.
The first recorded use of the term "aviator" ("aviateur" in French) was in 1887, as a variation of "aviation", from the Latin "avis" (meaning "bird"), coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in "Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne" ("Aviation or Air Navigation"). The term "aviatrix" ("aviatrice" in French), now archaic, was formerly used for a female aviator. These terms were used more in
gave Pearl and her father their first ride in an airplane. She was totally enthralled by the experience, later saying:
"I knew right then, while I was in the air with Wiley that first day, that I would fly someday. I asked him a hundred questions while we were up in the air, and as soon as he set("sic") the plane down, I ran over and told Daddy that I wanted to learn to fly."
Post agreed to teach Pearl how to fly. After