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Just as much at home in the cockpit of a crop duster as in the fighters of World War II, Clarkson legend Leonard Hrouda has carved his name on the aviation industry in Nebraska. Now — almost 90 years after he started — his great-grandson Levi Hrouda has picked up the family wings, dusted them off and taken to the sky.
Levi Hrouda holds up a picture of his great-grandfather and fellow aviator Leonard Hrouda, who taught Levi's flight instructor Albin Moore. Leonard is a Nebraska Aviation Hall of Fame awardee and helped establish the activity's roots in the state.
Levi Hrouda, right, and his flight instructor Albin Moore pose for a photo with Levi's pilot's license. Moore learned from Levi's great-grandfather, Leonard, and passed down some of that wisdom to him.
Levi Hrouda, his family and flight instructor Albin Moore pose for a photo at Columbus Municipal Airport the day Levi acquired his pilot's license, the first in his family since his great-grandfather Leonard Hrouda to do so.
A view from Levi Hrouda's plane shows a unique cloud formation. Hrouda likes to ride along rivers, he said, and occasionally scout good fishing spots from the air.
Levi Hrouda, right, and his flight instructor Albin Moore pose for a photo with Levi's pilot's license. Moore learned from Levi's great-grandfather, Leonard, and passed down some of that wisdom to him.
Levi Hrouda holds up a picture of his great-grandfather and fellow aviator Leonard Hrouda, who taught Levi's flight instructor Albin Moore. Leonard is a Nebraska Aviation Hall of Fame awardee and helped establish the activity's roots in the state.
On Aug. 9, Levi landed at Columbus Municipal Airport not as a trainee, but a full-fledged private pilot. He got his start in high school at Lakeview.
Levi Hrouda stands next to an airplane in a photo hanging at Godfather's Pizza in Columbus.
Levi Hrouda
Levi Hrouda, his family and flight instructor Albin Moore pose for a photo at Columbus Municipal Airport the day Levi acquired his pilot's license, the first in his family since his great-grandfather Leonard Hrouda to do so.
Levi Hrouda
A view from Levi Hrouda's plane shows a unique cloud formation. Hrouda likes to ride along rivers, he said, and occasionally scout good fishing spots from the air.
Levi Hrouda
Levi Hrouda, right, and his flight instructor Albin Moore pose for a photo with Levi's pilot's license. Moore learned from Levi's great-grandfather, Leonard, and passed down some of that wisdom to him.
Levi Hrouda
Levi Hrouda holds up a picture of his great-grandfather and fellow aviator Leonard Hrouda, who taught Levi's flight instructor Albin Moore. Leonard is a Nebraska Aviation Hall of Fame awardee and helped establish the activity's roots in the state.
Levi Hrouda
Levi Hrouda, one of Columbus' newest licensed pilots, poses next to his plane at Columbus Municipal Airport.
Levi Hrouda holds up a picture of his great-grandfather and fellow aviator Leonard Hrouda, who taught Levi's flight instructor Albin Moore. Leonard is a Nebraska Aviation Hall of Fame awardee and helped establish the activity's roots in the state.
Levi Hrouda, right, and his flight instructor Albin Moore pose for a photo with Levi's pilot's license. Moore learned from Levi's great-grandfather, Leonard, and passed down some of that wisdom to him.
