My Secret Santa really went above and beyond, and also caught me by surprise! If you look at my post history, I've posted a bit in r/aviation and r/flying where I've mentioned I'm a student commercial pilot and that I fly out of Ottawa (CYOW). Well, this morning I had a flight lesson and when I opened my file to start some paperwork, there was a $100 gift certificate in there! I was thoroughly confused, needless to say, so I asked around at the front desk when someone told me that they'd received a call from someone who asked if I was a student there and then asked if they could buy me a gift certificate!

I was honestly shocked at the research and legwork that was put into this! I used the gift to cover the bulk of my flight today where I practiced a series of emergency excercises, such as precautionary landings and forced landings in a Grob G115C so it can be said that Reddit Santa, whoever you are, contributed to aviation safety!