Like father, like daughter.
According to Southwest Airlines, it was the first flight for first officer Mackenzie Lenhack, who was in the cockpit with her father, the pilot, Captain Michael Lenhack, and the first flight for the entire family.
From an early age, Mackenzie wanted to be a pilot like his father, so much so that when he was in elementary school, he even dressed up like his father, complete with a pilot’s hat.
As a young girl, she was gifted a “Discovery Flight,” a short introductory flight for those considering getting a pilot’s license, and from that moment on, she knew it was her destiny to fly behind the controls.
Mackenzie continued to pursue her dream by attending Arizona State University and enrolling in Southwest Airlines’ college prep pilot pathway program.
She has since been hired as a first officer for Southwest Airlines, the airline said in a Facebook post.
She was joined by her mother, brother and fiancé and enjoyed an emotional moment as she assisted her father, Captain Mike, at the controls.
“The weirdest thing was figuring out what to call you,” she told her father. On KNXV-TV He laughs. “Captain, Mike, you’re just like my dad.”
