The Wright brothers' first flight in a powered, heavier-than-air vehicle took place on the Outer Banks on December 17, 1903, at Kill Devil Hills near the seafront town of Kitty Hawk. Corolla is about 25 miles north on the Barrier spit. At Kitty Hawk, we walked around the Wright Brothers National Monument, which commemorates the historic flights. Someday, it would be nice to land at First Flight Airport, the small, general-aviation airfield located here. For a pilot, that would make a nice memory.
