Midwest LSA Expo Mt. Vernon Airport, September 10 - 12.

In a valid but failed attempt, LSA pilot Michael Combs tried to set a Coast-to-Coast record and came up just 91 miles short (out of 1,954) when thunderstorms blocked his route. 

He reports he'll try again. He flew the first attempt with his son, Daniel Routh. 

Many of us think about our activities with our airplanes but Combs looks at it quite differently. After facing a life-threatening illness that almost took his life in 2003, Michael realigned his priorities. 

He pursued learning to fly. 

Michael found US Aviation in Denton, who supported his dream by providing flight training in a Remos. He later solicited Remos Aircraft, who agreed to sponsor "Hope One," (N82GX) a nicely equipped Remos GX. In April of 2010 — not long after after his first solo flight — Michael headed off on a true piloting adventure of a lifetime. 

He embarked on a quest to land in each of the 50 United States in his LSA as a Sport Pilot. His mission meant day VFR all the way landing at more than 200 airports and logging 32,000 miles. 

His goal is to reach 50 million people with his central message: "It's never, ever too late to follow your dreams!"  

The Mount Vernon Outland Airport, serving pilots from Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Louisville, Lexington, Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Montgomery, Dallas, Fort Work Oklahoma City, Kansas City Wichita Des Moines, and Oshkosh during the Midwest LSA Expo.