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In this companion piece to my photograph "Ready", the morning fog has burned off and this 1942 Boeing A75N1, commonly known as a Stearman, is ready for a day of flying.

Growing up in an aviation family, I was always interested in airplanes. I grew up around airports, airplanes, the pilots that flew them and the mechanics that fixed them. So it's no wonder that I became a pilot, a mechanic and made a career in aviation that has lead to becoming the President of one of the oldest aviation organizations in the US, the Antique Airplane Association (AAA). I bought my first camera, a Minolta Hi-Matic F, in 1972 for the princely sum of $76 hard earned dollars. I had earned that money working on the family airport (Antique Airfield near Blakesburg, IA) mowing grass, dumping trash, cleaning and fueling airplanes or any other mundane task that was required of a 16 year old. That purchase fueled a life long...