{"id":21063,"date":"2025-11-02T19:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T00:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=21063"},"modified":"2025-11-02T19:41:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T00:41:18","slug":"tallahassee-veterans-take-to-the-skies-over-their-hometown-as-dream-flight-honorees","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/tallahassee-veterans-take-to-the-skies-over-their-hometown-as-dream-flight-honorees\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee veterans take to the skies over their hometown as Dream Flight honorees"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-21063-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/11\/dreamflight1103full.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/11\/dreamflight1103full.mp3\">https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/11\/dreamflight1103full.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Some Tallahassee veterans were taking to the skies over their hometown on Friday, Oct. 31. They were part of the annual Dream Flight program.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Healthcare Association CEO Emmett Reed welcomed the veterans to Friday&#8217;s Dream Flight happening.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You ready to jump out of a plane today?&#8221; he quipped as the vets and family members laughed &#8220;Oh, we&#8217;re not parachuting today! Except for this gentleman; how many jumps do you have under your belt?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To which former Navy pilot Robin Hastings replied, &#8220;One-hundred-thirty-seven.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, how about that?&#8221; exclaimed Reed. &#8220;When I made that joke, he put me in my place real quick!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Although, before he was wheeled out to the tarmac and the waiting aircraft, Hastings promised to stay safely strapped in the passenger seat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why jump out of a perfectly good airplane that&#8217;s going to land anyway?&#8221; he said with a twinkle in his eye.<\/p>\n<p>He was one of the dozen or so veterans who got to ride in the World War II vintage biplane for a 15-minute flight over Tallahassee. 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