DW Bergendorf is a career journalist and writer--who happens to love flying. I'm a former military air traffic controller and an admitted aviation junkie. For years I was a staff r...view moreDW Bergendorf is a career journalist and writer--who happens to love flying. I'm a former military air traffic controller and an admitted aviation junkie. For years I was a staff reporter/anchor/writer at Indianapolis' big news-talk radio station, WIBC. I was also briefly on the staffs of UPI's Indiana bureau and Indianapolis Monthly magazine.As a free-lancer, I've written for Field & Stream, Oklahoma Today, Modern Maturity, the Associated Press, ABC Radio News, and others.My wife Barbara and I have been married over 30 years, and live in an exurb of Indianapolis. We have six kids between us (all grown), and 13 grandchildren (on their way to being grown). The grandkids are all good looking and above average in every way.view less