A Sky of My Own

A SKY OF MY OWN is the story of a remarkable woman’s discovery of the endless challenge and the joy of flying.

Molly Bernheim’s flying experience began twelve years ago. Until t hen, she had led and active and varied life—teaching biochemistry, performing research, managing a home and raising children—yet she felt the need to do something new. When her husband decide to learn to fly, Mrs. Bernheim was at first uneasy, believing that light planes were dangerous—fit only for the foolhardy in search of speed and thrills. But after her first, apprehensive ride in a small plane, she realized that here was the challenge which she had herself sought. Today, a grandmother, Mrs. Bernheim became a rated Flight Instructor, with three thousand hours logged. She insists that she has not, and never will, finish learning to fly.

A SKY OF MY OWN is Mrs. Bernheim’s flight log of those twelve years—the narrative of her first experiences in the new element, feelings of immense freedom, mingled with sensations of fear. Gradually, the patterns of weather, the ways of the wind, the landmarks of the earth in its new perspective, and the peculiarities of the aircraft, all became familiar; the fear receded and she gained knowledge of the techniques and the sensations of flying alone. A new world of beauty and happiness opened to her.