Law student, veteran will pilot flyover at college football game

SOUTH CAROLINA. NICE SUNSET OUT THERE, BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL KICKOFF TO SEE SOME HIGH FLYING ACTION AS WVTM 13 S ZOE BLAIR REPORTS THE PREGAME ACTION HAS SOME SPECIAL MEANING FOR ONE UA STUDENT. THAT’S THE SOUND THOUSANDS OF FANS WILL HEAR BEFORE ALABAMA KICKS OFF AGAINST SOUTH CAROLINA. FLYOVERS HAPPEN EVERY GAME, BUT FOR KYLE WISE, THIS ONE WILL BE SPECIAL. YOU KNOW, THERE’S NO BETTER WAY TO DO MY THIRD YEAR OF LAW SCHOOL THAN TO, YOU KNOW, FLY A HELICOPTER OVER THE STADIUM. WISE SERVED SEVEN MONTHS IN COMBAT IN AFGHANISTAN, BUT FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, HE’S BEEN HERE IN TUSCALOOSA PURSUING A LAW DEGREE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN CASE LAW SCHOOL WASN’T HARD ENOUGH. HE SPENT MOST WEEKENDS TRAVELING TO SOUTH CAROLINA, WHERE HE IS A COMMANDER IN THE NATIONAL GUARD. I WIND UP GOING BACK 2 OR 3 TIMES A MONTH, GET OUT OF CLASS, GET IN THE CAR, GET OUT OF THE CAR, HOP IN AN AIRCRAFT, GO FLY A LITTLE BIT, DO THE SAME THING THE NEXT DAY. THAT’S A LOT OF TIME IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THAT’S ALSO WHAT MAKES WISE SAY THIS WEEKEND’S MISSION IS A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT. IT’S, YOU KNOW, CLOSING OUT THE LAST YEAR OF LAW SCHOOL AND, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO BRING A BIG PIECE OF MY SOUTH CAROLINA LIFE OVER TO THIS SIDE. IT’S ALSO A BIG MOMENT FOR HIS FAMILY. I’VE GOT MY DAD COMING. MY WIFE WILL BE IN THE STANDS, AND BOTH OF THEM JUST BY VIRTUE OF, YOU KNOW, ME BOUNCING AROUND A LOT, HAVEN’T SEEN ME FLY A LOT. THOUGH. SATURDAY IS STILL A MISSION FOR WISE, AS AN ALABAMA FAN, IT’S ONE HE’S EAGERLY WAITING FOR. I’M PUMPED. I MEAN, IT’S IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT EIGHT SECONDS WHERE, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH IT’S GOING TO BE PRETTY MISSION FOCUSED BECAUSE THAT TIMELINE IS GOING TO BE VERY TIGHT. YOU KNOW, IT’LL BE FUN TO LOOK OUT AND, YOU KNOW, JUST A LITTLE BURST OF PATRIOTISM ACROSS 100,000 PEOPLE. WISE AND HIS COMPANY WILL TAKE OFF OVER BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM DURING THE NAT

Alabama law student, veteran will pilot flyover at football game against South Carolina

Updated: 12:38 AM EDT Oct 12, 2024

Kyle Wise, a University of Alabama law student and National Guard commander, will pilot a helicopter flyover at the Alabama vs. South Carolina game on Saturday.”There’s no better way to do my third year of law school than to, you know, fly a helicopter over the stadium,” Wise said.Wise served seven months in combat in Afghanistan and has spent the past three years in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, pursuing a law degree. This weekend’s mission is significant for Wise, who spends a lot of time in South Carolina.”It’s closing out the last year of law school and being able to bring a big piece of my South Carolina life over to this side,” Wise said. The event is also important for his family.”I’ve got my dad coming. My wife will be in the stands. Both of them, just by virtue of me bouncing around a lot, haven’t seen me fly a lot,” Wise said.As an Alabama fan, Wise is eagerly anticipating the flyover.”I’m pumped. I mean, it’s going to be a great eight seconds, even though it’s going to be pretty mission-focused because that timeline is going to be very tight. It’ll be fun to look out and just a little burst of patriotism across 100,000 people,” Wise said. Wise and his company will take off over Bryant-Denny Stadium during the national anthem on Saturday.

Kyle Wise, a University of Alabama law student and National Guard commander, will pilot a helicopter flyover at the Alabama vs. South Carolina game on Saturday.

“There’s no better way to do my third year of law school than to, you know, fly a helicopter over the stadium,” Wise said.

Wise served seven months in combat in Afghanistan and has spent the past three years in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, pursuing a law degree.

This weekend’s mission is significant for Wise, who spends a lot of time in South Carolina.

“It’s closing out the last year of law school and being able to bring a big piece of my South Carolina life over to this side,” Wise said.

The event is also important for his family.

“I’ve got my dad coming. My wife will be in the stands. Both of them, just by virtue of me bouncing around a lot, haven’t seen me fly a lot,” Wise said.

As an Alabama fan, Wise is eagerly anticipating the flyover.

“I’m pumped. I mean, it’s going to be a great eight seconds, even though it’s going to be pretty mission-focused because that timeline is going to be very tight. It’ll be fun to look out and just a little burst of patriotism across 100,000 people,” Wise said.

Wise and his company will take off over Bryant-Denny Stadium during the national anthem on Saturday.