U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Christopher Ugale, a student pilot with the 47th Student Squadron, waves to the camera in the cockpit of a T-6 Texan II before his dollar flight with U.S. Air Force Capt. Sarah Fotsch at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas on August 4, 2021. The Dollar Flight is the first flight in a real aircraft for a student pilot and marks a major milestone in the career of a pilot. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)