People have ideas like that every day. They quickly forget them. Mike Filing did not. The more he thought about it, the more it made sense. The Akron area has a long, proud aviation history.
Filing has a particular fascination for that history.
What's more, he figured, this area has as much to offer as any other place. So he started to make some inquiries. He contacted the Akron and Fairlawn mayors offices to pitch his idea. Soon, he became impatient. He picked up the phone.