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Tim Pearson, the private pilot, says he never expected the art to gain so much traction on social media.
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — On a quiet winter night, with Christmas just days away, Tim Pearson climbed into his PA-28 Piper Cherokee single-engine plane with a simple goal: to make a few people smile.
The Wood County–based pilot had carefully planned the route himself, which he then followed through the dark sky, tracing the shape of a Christmas nativity scene, a design that would later appear on flight-tracking apps.
Pearson expected only a handful of friends to see it. Instead, his holiday flight quickly captured attention well beyond his circle.
“It was Christmas, and I thought it was fitting,” Pearson said. “I just wanted to do something positive.”
Pearson, a private pilot for more than five years, flies out of Wood County Airport and began his training with Eagle Air Flight Club. Aviation is a passion he pursues when time and weather allow.
As time continues to pass, he said he hopes to continue building his skills as a pilot, with plans to pursue an instrument rating and possibly additional endorsements in the future.
Pearson said he’s flown creative patterns before, often sharing them privately with friends. This time, the season made it feel special.
He said he chose to fly at night to avoid heavy air traffic and distractions, then returned home and sent the image to a few people he thought would appreciate it.
“I never expected it to go anywhere beyond that,” Pearson said.
However, as the image spread online, Pearson said he was surprised by how many people connected with it.
“The internet can be pretty harsh sometimes,” he said. “But the response was overwhelmingly positive. People seemed genuinely happy to see something uplifting.”
Pearson said the nativity scene reflected what Christmas means to him.
“It’s the reason for the season,” he said. “If it brought a little joy to people during the holidays, then that’s all I could ask for.”
Despite the attention, Pearson says the flight was never intended to go viral and was simply for fun.
He said he plans to continue flying creative routes simply because he enjoys it and because it gives him a chance to share moments of happiness.
“There’ll be more,” he said. “I like doing things that make people smile.”
As Christmas approaches, Pearson says he’s grateful his small gesture reached so many, a reminder that even something simple, traced quietly across the night sky, can carry a message of goodwill.
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