Professional pilot Taylor Dickey, 30, made a big impact before her life ended Monday, when the Cessna Skyhawk she was aboard plunged into Lake Pontchartrain.
She had worked since June 2024 as a contract flight instructor with Apollo Flight Training and Aircraft Management, based at Million Air terminal at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport.
Dickey and her young student, who has not been officially identified, flew out of Gulfport at 5:43 p.m. Monday, according to FlightAware Aviation Co…