Taking control of an aircraft was something ... teenagers take it in turns to fly. "Not necessarily to choose to become pilots but to become confident young women who can contribute to society ...
"On leaving school it [becoming a pilot] wasn't really an option for me, there was very little information, and the perception was that women didn't fly aircraft," she says. "But the industry is ...
The female pilots in the newly established squadron, the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Service, or WAFs as they were known, were hired to fly planes from factories to military air bases. Their ...
She said she had found 49 excellent women pilots who could help transport ... to Love that she become the first woman pilot to fly a military plane on an intercontinental flight.
Luckily, the pilot offered ... practised flying on her own during the training, there was one moment she would never forget. “While I was marking my location on my flight, the plane was sending ...
Five women competed in the 2024 New South ... which requires the skill of the pilot to fly the unpowered aircraft using naturally occurring air currents to stay airborne. Very similar to how ...