Barney noticed Loving's excitement over the silver and blue biplane overhead and suggested Loving study aviation instead of radio. Loving's life was changed at age ten when he saw a de Havilland DH-4 biplane while arguing with his fourteen-year-old brother, Barney, about where to place two radio antennae across the backyard.
Loving later realized that his father, a tall fair-skinned man with dark wavy hair and gray eyes, must have been passing for white because blacks during that time were restricted to less skilled jobs. In 1925, his father became the first black to pass the Michigan State Board Examiners in the field of optometry. His father worked full time as a conductor, while at the same time studying optometry at the Columbia Optical College in St. He had two brothers, Barney and Robert, and one sister, Ardine. Loving was born Februin Detroit, Michigan to Alma and Harding Clay Loving. He later enjoyed a distinguished career as an aerospace research engineer. The designs of his airplanes stand as a testament to him and to those who cherish the humble home-built plane. Despite the challenges of racism and a crippling air disaster, he had a successful career as an airplane designer. Adistinguished airplane designer, aeronautical engineer, flight instructor, and co-owner of a flight school, Neal Vernon Loving was diligent in his pursuit of a career in aviation.
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