Sisters take checkride on same day

January 7, 2020 By Jill W. Tallman

Twin sisters Lexie and Emily Wilson came into the world together. On December 7, 2019, at age 24, they became private pilots together.

Twin sisters Lexie Wilson (left) and Emily Wilson (right), pictured with Designated Pilot Examiner Tom Gregory, took their private pilot checkrides on the same day. Photo courtesy of Curtis Wilson.

The Wilsons took their checkrides at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas.

They are fourth-generation pilots. Their father, Curtis Wilson, is an international airline pilot and flight instructor. He is a volunteer with the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital. Their grandfather was a World War II combat pilot with 32 Boeing B–17 Flying Fortress missions over Europe. Their great-grandfather was licensed as a pilot in 1916 with the U.S. Army Signal Corps.

“Aviation seems to be in our DNA,” said Lexie Wilson.

The Wilsons plan to become professional pilots. They will relocate to Phoenix to complete an accelerated training course at ATP Flight School.

Jill W. Tallman

AOPA Technical Editor

AOPA Technical Editor Jill W. Tallman is an instrument-rated private pilot who is part-owner of a Cessna 182Q.

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Sisters take checkride on same day

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