Missy grew up in Idaho with her younger siblings, Karen and Mike. She received a four-year basketball scholarship to attend Tulane University and she received her Bachelor’s Degree in 1987. In 1988...view moreMissy grew up in Idaho with her younger siblings, Karen and Mike. She received a four-year basketball scholarship to attend Tulane University and she received her Bachelor’s Degree in 1987. In 1988, while studying for her Master’s Degree at Oregon State University, she met Scott McComb. They married in 1991. Missy got a job working for the Benton County Sheriff’s Office as a parole officer shortly after graduation, although life was determined to take her elsewhere.In 1997, she began taking helicopter lessons and completed her Commercial Pilot Certification and Instructor Ratings one year later. She began working for Quantum Helicopters in 1998 where she has been the Chief Flight Instructor since 2000. She oversees the flight operations at one of the largest and busiest helicopter flight schools in the country. Missy has also been an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner for over 15 years, one of only a hand full of helicopter DPE’s in the state of Arizona.In her spare time Missy enjoys going to the gym several times a week, cooking, reading fiction novels, and traveling. She explores her world both from the skies and on earth. Her favorite destinations so far include the Galapagos Islands, Australia, and Tahiti. She loves to take cruises and has enjoyed about ten.view less