Earliest influence: When Shields was 13, his grandfather, who flew a Stearman, bought him an introductory flight in a Piper Cherokee. "I'll never forget the first time I heard 'Your flight controls,'" says Shields. "It was a rush." His neighbor, a United Airlines 787 captain, encouraged Shields to consider a career in aviation. His advice? "If this is something you love, go fly. You'll never regret it, and it will never feel like work."
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