“It’s very, very nice … I had the first seat in first class,” Frances Dahlke shared of her Feb. 8 flight to Chicago, which was piloted by her grandson Alex Shupe
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- Wisconsin grandmother, Frances Dahlke, said she rode on a plane for the very first time on a Feb. 8 flight to Chicago that was piloted by her grandson, Alex Shupe
- She told a local outlet that she decided, “I’ll fly when Alex gets his pilot’s license”
- Dahlke, Shupe’s parents and brother all got to ride on the flight and experience his piloting, something which Shupe called a “truly memorable experience”
A Wisconsin grandmother got to cross off a big bucket list item — all thanks to her grandson.
Frances Dahlke, 88, had never ridden a plane before until Sunday, Feb. 8, when her grandson, Alex Shupe, who is a pilot, flew a plane from La Crosse Regional Airport in La Crosse, Wis., to Chicago.
Dahlke told CBS Chicago that she decided she would finally take to the air “when Alex gets his pilot’s license.”…