Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A combat veteran of the Iraq War, she served as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot. In 2004, when her Black Hawk helicopter was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by Iraqi insurgents, she lost both legs and some mobility in her right arm. She was the first female double amputee from the war. [4]
Jessica Cox flew in a single engine airplane for the first time via Wright Flight in 2004. Jessica earned her pilot's certificate on October 10, 2008 after three years of training and is qualified to fly a light-sport aircraft to altitudes of 10,000 feet. She received her flight training through an Able Flight scholarship and soloed under the ...
Michelle Gooris, also known as DutchPilotGirl, is a Dutch airline pilot known for documenting the life of a pilot and promoting learning to fly. [1] She seeks to dispel the misconceptions of becoming a pilot as well as showing a cockpits view of the world. [1] Gooris was initially aimed at a medical career going to medical school. [3]
A pilot raced through the airport to surprise an old friend: the woman who saved his life Dalia Faheid and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN December 21, 2024 at 10:00 AM
The 19th introduces Emily Voorde, a longtime friend of Secretary Pete Buttigeg whom he credits for his understanding of traveling and navigating the world as a wheelchair user.
A woman who is paralysed from the neck down was left stranded on a plane for more than 90 minutes after airport staff failed to arrive. Victoria Brignell, from Shepherd’s Bush, west London, was ...
Rosina Ferrario, first female pilot of Italy, earned her license on January 3, 1913, and was as unsuccessful as Marvingt had been to get her government or the Red Cross to allow women to transport wounded soldiers during World War I. [52] Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu, Romania's first woman pilot got the same response from her government about ...
A handicapped passenger is suing American Airlines after having to crawl onto a plane. Theresa Purcell is a wheelchair-bound hip hop artist. She told KHON2 News that she flies frequently and makes ...