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Offended by the attention garnered by “drone mom” — a Ketchum parent who flew her son to school on a drone after a late, wine-laden ladies night — a Ketchum dad hired a team of Navy SEALs to deliver his daughter to school aboard a Black Hawk helicopter in a move driven entirely by ego.
Fifth-grader Danica Kirkpatrick instantly reached “legend” status after rappelling from the hulking aircraft, decked out in a flak jacket, helmet with a tinted visor and combat boots.
“It was cooler than ‘drone boy’ because of the Navy SEALs,” said Matt Farrington, an excited fifth-grader, during lunch Tuesday. “Plus the wind from the Black Hawk knocked me down which was awesome.”
Farrington said Kirkpatrick’s heroics inspired him to ask his father to arrange a ride on an F-15 with an Air Force pilot.
“I want to fly over the Wood River Valley and eject from the cockpit before parachuting onto school grounds on Friday morning,” Farrington said. “My dad already bought me a Lamborghini, so I don’t think this is too much of an ask. He could probably just buy me the jet.”
Kirkpatrick also has long term plans for the Black Hawk. SEALs have promised to teach her how to fly the warship, which is the first step in her plan.
“Then we can buy it and I can fly it to school every morning, picking up all my friends along the way,” she said. “I’ll be the most popular girl ever.”
