Early Interest in Flight
"Armstrong developed an interest in flying at an early age. His curiosity about airplanes was aroused at age two when his father took him to the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio. His interest intensified when he went for his first plane ride in a Ford Tri-Motor, a 'Tin Goose', in Warren, Ohio, at age six...At age 15, Armstrong began taking flying lessons at an airport north of Wapakoneta. At the time, lessons were $9 an hour. Armstrong worked at various odd jobs in town and at the airport to earn the money for these lessons in an Aeronca Champion airplane . By age 16, he had his student pilot's license, before he got his driver's license."
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