[elodie-cardon-cole]

Hey everyone! My name is Elodie (like Melodie, but without the M!) and I’m a Tennessee native who graduated from a small college, The University of the South: Sewanee, with a French degree. I was a college swimmer, barrel racer, and have always had a love for medicine and history, but aviation has always drawn me back in.

I grew up in an aviation household with my mom working in aviation management and my dad flying fighters in a few different squadrons. During college I was taking a course to earn my PPL, but sadly COVID ended the program and flying had to be put on the back burner.

I am now happy to say that my dream has finally resumed and I am set to check ride in a month for my PPL! Though I may be at the very beginning of my journey, I have no doubt it will continue to be extremely rewarding. Ever since high school I have dreamed of following in my father’s foot steps and becoming a military pilot. I’ve been lucky to have not only my dad as a military pilot, but also my cousin who is an Air Force pilot instructor and a buddy who flys for the Knoxville Air Guard unit, so the support has been great.

I am so excited to be a part of this community!! I like to refer to myself as a sponge because I constantly want to learn and absorb new information, so there was no doubt this would be the perfect place for that. I’ve had a great time reading through all the other introductions. Nice to meet everyone and thank you for having me!! See y’all in the skies!