▁later ▁learned ▁to ▁fly ▁himself ." ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁Pal mer ▁made ▁by ▁Z en os ▁Fr ud ak is , ▁holding ▁a ▁golf ▁club ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁air port ' s ▁entrance , ▁un ve iled ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Pal mer ▁thought ▁he ▁would ▁pilot ▁a ▁plane ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁fle w ▁from ▁Pal m ▁Spr ings ▁in ▁California ▁to ▁Or lando ▁in ▁his ▁C ess na ▁C itation ▁X . ▁His ▁pilot ' s ▁medical ▁certificate ▁exp ired ▁that ▁day ▁and ▁he ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁renew ▁it . ▁However , ▁public ▁F AA ▁records ▁show ▁he ▁was ▁issued ▁a ▁new ▁third - class ▁medical ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁A ▁Life ▁Well ▁Play ed : ▁My ▁St ories ▁( 2 0 1 6 ) ▁▁ ▁Ref lections ▁on ▁the ▁Game ▁( 2 0 1 2 , ▁with ▁Thomas ▁Haus er . ▁Origin ally ▁published ▁as ▁Arnold ▁Pal mer : ▁A ▁Personal ▁J our ney , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ) ▁▁ ▁Arnold ▁Pal mer : ▁Mem ories , ▁St ories , ▁and ▁Mem or abil ia ▁from ▁a ▁Life ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁the ▁Cour se ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁▁ ▁Play ing ▁by ▁the ▁R ules : ▁The ▁R ules ▁of ▁G olf ▁Exp la ined ▁& ▁Illustr ated ▁from ▁a ▁L if etime ▁in ▁the ▁Game ▁( 2 0