Mya Adams is soaring toward a career in aviation

Mya Adams first considered a career as a pilot after watching an aviation documentary. She watched another, and another, and soon her mom was calling it her new hobby. Mya was intrigued by the risk management aspect of flying. “There is this saying that ‘the rules and regulations are written in blood,’” she said. “Each one was put in place because there are lives in your hands when you operate a plane. It’s a big responsibility.” Encouraging her passion at Habitat for Aviation After her mom told a coworker about Mya’s new hobby, the coworker recommended they look into signing Mya up for Habitat for Aviation. It’s a Vermont nonprofit, founded and directed by Beth White, that provides people with the opportunity to fix, build, and fly planes. Mya felt at home there from her very first day. It’s been three years since she started, and Habitat—and airplanes—take up almost every moment of her life.

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