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[I was into airplanes, as a kid. [Seth Stump][♫music]]
[I had all the these String Racer airplanes [GE Aviator, GEnx Technician][15 Years]]
[that you whip around in little circles, and things like that--]
[and always putting together stuff out of ]
[styrofoam and rubber bands, and what not.]
[I went into the military after high school--]
[did that for 6 years, flew in helicopters.]
[And after I got out of the military, I came here to Durham]
[and aviation's just in my blood. ]
[Cars are too easy; aircraft are more complicated. ]
[This is definitely a modern marvel, you know--]
[lots of complex things going on here, ]
[lots of close tolerances, lots of chances for me ]
[to put to good use my abilities--it's a challenge. ]
[Flying in airplanes, I think, is the closest thing we do ]
[to move it on to the next level of evolution ]
[or something along those lines--so]
[aviation's always been a way to step away from just the mundane]