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I will forever be blessed by becoming a member of WAI. It’s changed my
life in more ways than I could have ever
hoped for. Thanks for what you do to
help the members realize their dreams
and accomplish things they never
thought were possible.
Kristine Volk (WAI #16250)
Northville, Michigan
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I just wanted to say thank you so much for the wonderful articles on gliders
and soaring that I found in my recent
copy of Aviation for Women. It was a job
well done! I have the privilege of flying
out of Chilhowee and have greatly ben-
efited from Sarah’s excellent instruction,
encouragement, and friendship. She has
constantly striven to improve and stream-
line operations at Chilhowee ever since
she took it over in 2004, and in my hum-
ble opinion, she has succeeded. I have
also benefited from the badge camps,
races, instruction, and classes that Sarah
has hosted for the benefit of everyone.
Thank you for catching such an accurate
glimpse of Chilhowee, Sarah,
and soaring. And then for shar-
ing it with our sister pilots! I
hope to meet you there!
Dianna Fleming (WAI #16401)
Dunlap, Tennessee
I loved reading the President’s Message this month and especially enjoyed the
paragraph about the “young woman”
that attended the Dayton Air Show in
2003. God bless ya! It’s only due to the
WAI Conference this year that I learned
military escorts were needed for the
CGM ceremony. It was such an honor to
spend two days with Vi and her family
as her escort but nothing topped actually
giving her the medal.
Call for
Presenters!
Join us in REno in 2011
22nd Annual international
women in Aviation conference
February 24-26, 2011
Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
theme:
INSPIR E
INNOVATE
EN THUSE
Suggested Topics Include:
Women in Aviation and Aerospace History, Aviation around the World, Aviation and
Aerospace Career opportunities, New Technologies in Air Traffic Control, Human Factors, Professional Development, Legislation
and Regulations, Aviation Safety, Learning
to Fly, Maintenance Issues, Aviation and
Aerospace Engineering, and NextGen.
Go Supersonic at the
next Regional WAI Conference
being held in surrey, England, outside
london, november 5-6, 2010.
Join us at brooklands museum, the home of british
Aviation and the first british women pilots license. the
opening reception includes the brooklands concorde
Experience allowing you to see inside one of the world’s
most famous aircraft. take your seat in the front cabin for
a virtual flight, piloted by captain mike bannister who will
join us afterwards to share his experiences. bid to be one
of four lucky delegates to win a seat at the controls of the
only operational concorde simulator in the world and
help raise money for our scholarship fund.
speakers include:
• Captain Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann, record setting
777 captain with boeing
• Gabriella Somerville, managing director connectJets
• Gretchen Burrett, the recently appointed group director, safety Regulation of the civil Aviation Authority,
• Lt. Col Jennifer Crossman, usAF kc-135 pilot
• Dominique Brown, chief operating officer, Quick
international courier.
we will wrap up saturday night with a dinner at the
museum where we can share our experiences and forge
those networks. online booking available soon! Email
wai@wai.org to learn more.
What a delight it was to see Sarah Kelly on the
cover of the May/June
Aviation for Women, and to read
the great article by Kathleen
Winters. I was lucky enough
to fly at Chilhowee a couple of
years ago when Sarah hosted
the women’s seminar. Our
tow pilot for that event was a
woman, too, which made it
even more fun.
The WSPA email list is happily buzzing about both articles.
Thank you very much for supporting women soaring pilots!
I had my very belated first
flight of the season on Saturday—no lift, but it sure felt
good to get aloft. The cu today
are making me drool…
Pat Valdata (WAI #2094)
Elkton, Maryland
Your audience will include women and
men, aviation and aerospace professionals
and students aspiring to careers in aviation
or enjoying aviation for personal use. Sub-
mit two copies of your proposed topic with
a 100-word abstract and your name, title,
and affiliation along with a brief biography
of those speaking to:
Education Sessions
women in Aviation, international
3647 s.R. 503 south,
west Alexandria, oh 45381
Email: presenters@wai.org
Fax: (937) 839-4645
Submission deadline
is August 16, 2010
Errata: On page 15 of the May/June
issue of Aviation for Women we incorrectly captioned the picture of three
ladies from Nigeria; the woman seated
is Ugochi Rejoice Ndudinachi and not
Onyyena Benigna Ajuogu.
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and clarity. Send mail to: 18735 Baseleg
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