Senior Airman Joseph Cider, 51st Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintainer, descends to land a Cessna 172 onto the flight line at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 30, 2012. Cider earned his FAA license in 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Craig Cisek)
Senior Airman Joseph Cider, 51st Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintainer, flies a Cessna 172 in a traffic pattern at 1,200 feet, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 30, 2012. Cider is a member of the 51st Force Support Squadron Aero Club. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Craig Cisek)
Senior Airman Joseph Cider, 51st Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintainer, flies a Cessna 172 in a traffic pattern at 1,200 feet, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 30, 2012. Cider is a member of the 51st Force Support Squadron Aero Club. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Craig Cisek)
Senior Airman Joseph Cider, 51st Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintainer, performs a structural aircraft check prior to taking a Cessna 172 aircraft out of the hangar here April 30, 2012. Cider is a member of the 51st Force Support Squadron Aero Club. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Craig Cisek)
by Staff Sgt. Craig Cisek
51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs
5/1/2012 - 4/30/2012 - OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Senior Airman Joseph Cider, 51st Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintainer, flies a Cessna 172 over Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Cider studied for his Federal Aviation Administration Private Pilot's License (FAA) at Kadena Air Base, Japan, and was certified a FAA pilot in Pennsylvania in 2010. Upon arrival here, he became a member of the 51st Force Support Squadron Aero Club and has flown over vast parts of South Korea.
