Captain Carl Watts left home at the age of sixteen to travel America on the back of his Harley. He later put himself thru college and flight school at The University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois by working multiple part time jobs. He was hired as a commercial pilot by Northwest Airlines ( became Delta Airlines) at the age of twenty three and flew all over the world for the next thirty six years. He volunteered for the CRAF ( Civilian Reserve Aircraft Fleet ) program and flew our troops to and from war zones. During his flying years, he enjoyed checking out the best restaurants from Memphis to Manila and also studied acting and stand up comedy. His other passions are mountain biking, snowboarding, wakeboarding, organic gardening and classic aircraft. He has four children.