LAKELAND, Fla. (WSVN) — A U.S. Navy pilot took a creative and festive approach to his aviation studies.
After hours of planning on his GPS software, U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Nathan Mitich completed a flight plan in the shape of a Christmas tree, complete with ornaments and a star to top it.
It’s fun, you know, it’s Christmastime, flying into the night. Some people, are saying I’m like the flying Santa Claus,” said Mitich. “It’s a lot of fun to just kinda share that with everybody.”
Mitich is currently in flight school which requires a lot of flight time, so he decided to get creative.
Mitich says it took about 20 hours of pre-planning to get it just right.
He completed the trip in Lakeland on Sunday in about five hours.
Mitich said he currently has no specific plans for his next flight pattern.
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