by EAA | Jul 24, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, Member Stories, p-51, women in aviation
By Barbara A. Schmitz Vicky Benzing wanted to fly a P-51 so bad that she took the training course to get qualified in the Mustang in hopes that someone would need her to ferry one. When that didn’t happen, her husband gave her a die-cast model of a Mustang. But today...
by Angela Satterlee | Jul 21, 2024 | AirVenture, Celebrating Women, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, Ladies Love Taildraggers, Vintage, volunteers, women in aviation
By Angela Satterlee Ladies Love Taildraggers (LLT) is a nonprofit organization made up of a group of remarkable female pilots. They recently returned from their Ladies Love Taildraggers Mississippi River Flying Tour, which was a resounding success. The tour was...
by EAA | May 10, 2024 | Why We Fly, women in aviation
The Debbie Franceus Memorial Aviation Foundation was founded by Mike Franceus to continue his wife’s mission of helping women achieve their aviation dreams. Multiple flight training scholarships are offered to women of all ages in the United States to help them earn...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 17, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231109, Aviation News, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, Girls in Aviation Day, News, Pilots, women in aviation
Through events hosted by WAI chapters and corporate members, the number of GIAD participants more than doubled to over 30,000 compared with 16,000 attendees at GIAD 2022, according to WAI officials. The number of countries where events were held grew to 31 countries...
by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 18, 2023 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, women in aviation
According to officials with Women in Aviation, more than 150 events are planned at airports, FBOs, museums, and hangars across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Africa, and Asia, on Sept. 23, 2023. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 14, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230921, Aviation News, aviation scholarships, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, women in aviation
There are more than 105 scholarships valued at more than $1 million offered by Women in Aviation for flight training, engineering, maintenance, dispatch, drones, and professional development for individuals in all stages of life. This 2024 scholarship cycle includes...
