By Abbey Slattery, WRAL Digital Solutions
This article was written for our sponsor, Raleigh Executive Jetport.
For retiree Jan Squillace, Raleigh Executive Jetport helped her fulfill a childhood dream.
The regional airport located just off US-1 in Lee County, between Sanford and Cary specializes in general aviation, attracting flying clubs, hobbyists, and more to their 6,500-foot long runway.
Home to a number of flight schools and clubs that specialize in training pilots of all skill levels, Raleigh Exec is where Squillace finally got her chance to take to the sky. Ever since I was a little kid watching planes fly, I knew it was something I wanted to do but I actually spent my life as a software developer, said Squillace. When my kids graduated from high school my husband looked at me and said, Well, what do you want to do now? And so I took my first flying lesson at age 53.