Law Student To Lead Helicopter Flyover At Big SEC Football Game – Above the Law

Regulation college students often have fairly demanding schedules relating to their research, however those that are in a position to do extra with what little free time they’ve are standouts amongst their friends. Kyle Smart, a veteran who’s at present a 3L on the College of Alabama Faculty of Regulation, makes use of his free time to admirably serve his nation.

Smart, who leads the Alabama Army Regulation Society as its president, is a commander within the 1-151 Assault Battalion of the South Carolina Nationwide Guard aviation unit, the place he oversees a 36-member Assault Aviation Firm. He typically finds himself juggling his authorized research whereas touring forwards and backwards to South Carolina a number of occasions a month to conduct flights and help his crew.

“I do lots of my class readings the week earlier than so I can put together for the subsequent week in between flights,” Smart instructed the UA Information Middle. “If it isn’t a coaching or drill weekend, I’ll go away for South Carolina on Wednesday and are available dwelling to Alabama on Friday to start out lining up on the courses that I missed. If it’s a drill weekend, I often gained’t return till Sunday at midnight and can play catch-up all through the week.”

This weekend, Smart will lead his firm in a 4 AH-64 Apache helicopter flyover for the Alabama vs. South Carolina soccer sport. Sources say that having a present pupil main the corporate as a pilot is a rarity. Should you watch the sport on Saturday, you’ll be capable of see Smart flying excessive over the stadium. Roll Tide!

Congratulations to Kyle Smart on this superior achievement!

Alabama Regulation Scholar to Lead Apache Helicopter Flyover at SEC Showdown [UA News Center]

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