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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]
Eventually she worked her way into a pilot's position. [3] From her private hours and working at Wheeler, she managed to amass the 1,200 flying hours required to fly for a major airline. [ 4 ] In 1978, she joined Texas International Airlines as a pilot, becoming the first female African-American pilot for a major US airline. [ 1 ]
Lynn Rippelmeyer is the first woman to fly the Boeing 747, the first woman to captain a 747 trans-oceanic, part of the first all-female crew, and first flight attendant to become an airline pilot. In retirement, she authored two books to chronicle her aviation journey - Life Takes Wings and Life Takes Flight and founded the nonprofit, ROSE ...
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In 1986, Rebecca Mpagi joined Uganda's National Resistance Army as its first woman pilot. She would continue to rise in the ranks until by 2008, Mpagi was a Lieutenant Colonel, serving as the head of women affairs for the Uganda People's Defence Force. [216] In 1987, British Airlines hired their first woman pilot, Lynne Barton.
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Willa Beatrice Brown (January 22, 1906 – July 18, 1992) was an American aviator, lobbyist, teacher, and civil rights activist. [1] She was the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license in the United States, [2] the first African American woman to run for the United States Congress, first African American officer in the Civil Air Patrol, and first woman in the U.S. to have both a ...
Cold brew coffee fans can get a cup on the house at Pilot Travel Centers — for one day only. On Saturday, April 20, participating Pilot and Flying J travel centers will treat customers to a free ...