Kendall Myers is a Senior Author with Collider. As part of the TV and Movies Features team, she writes about some of the most popular releases before, during, and after they premiere. In three years, ...

Jessica Cox smiled as she faced about 40 of her relatives and friends, her back to her plane as it taxied behind her. The rumble of the engine and the buzz of the propeller got louder, then stopped.

The first time she piloted a plane, Jessica Cox had a memory flash from first grade, when she couldn't swing on the monkey bars or climb the ladders to the tall slides on the playground. She spent ...