Debbie Gary

FUEL FOR THE SOUL Debbie Gary, 74, seeks adventure from high above her Houston-area homes, one in town and one by an airstrip in Friendswood. (Photo: forsythefotography.com)

Leroy and Debbie are the best of friends and neighbors in both West U and Friendswood. He calls her “a pioneer” who flies “like an artist.”

Debbie Gary was a trailblazing aerobatic pilot for almost 40 years. These days, she still flies her Piper Super Cub airplane, which she keeps at her second residence in Friendswood. (Photo: forsythefotography.com)

Piper Super Cub airplane. (Photo: forsythefotography.com)

Debbie checks the oil of her two-seater airplane, which she has owned since 1994. (Photo: forsythefotography.com)

Adventure is in Debbie's DNA, and flying without a destination is how she prefers it. (Photo: forsythefotography.com)

Debbie Gary flew in daring aerobatic air shows and, later in life, even formed an all-woman wing-walking act. (Photo: forsythefotography.com)

Debbie Gary was a trailblazing aerobatic pilot for almost 40 years. (Photo: forsythefotography.com)