July/August 2010
Av i at ion for Women
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Meg Godlewski
Lise Lemeland
Julie Margulis
Gordon Penner
Tanner Smith
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16 REtuRn oF thE zEppElin, with A womAn At thE hElm by Julie Margulis
20 ovERcoming youR Flying FEARs with A Flip by Gordon Penner
24 thREE womEn And thEiR nEtwoRk hElp in hAiti by Amy Laboda
27 scholARship winnERs: whERE ARE thEy now? by Lisa DeRosse
28 2011 wAi scholARships ARE AvAilAblE — pick youRs out hERE
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2 President’s Message
3 Airmail
4 WAI News
6 WAI Chapter News
10 WAI Members in the News
12 WAI Corporate Member Profile
13 CFI Tips
14 Sources & Resources
15 WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame
46 Careers & Classifieds
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48 In Our Own Words
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columns
38 pRoFEssionAl dEvElopmEnt
by Lise Lemeland
mEdicAl Q&A
by Dr. Phil Parker
42 thE Juggling Act
by Jo Damato
pERsonAl dEvElopmEnt
by Patricia Luebke
covER photo
Melissa Fohn studies aerobatics
in a Pitts two-seater. Photo courtesy
of Gordon Penner.
