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GIVING WOMEN WINGS
T
he world’s first licensed female pilot, a French socialite named Raymonde de Laroche, declared in 1910 that flying was ideal for women because it didn’t rely on strength as much as on physical and mental coordination. No doubt Laroche and the pioneering women pilots who came after her hoped that others would follow their lead and flood the ranks of aviation. More than 100 years later, it hasn’t happened. Here in the United States, women are in the House and in the Senate, the boardrooms of major businesses, and in the armed forces. And while they’re also at the airports, women represent a paltry 6 percent of the pilot population. What’s more, the number of women pilots has decreased in the last 15 years—keeping pace with the general decline in the pilot population—in spite of the fact that the number of women living in the United States increased by 30 percent during the same period. A grassroots effort launched in 2010 seeks to reverse that trend. Getting women to the airport and introducing them to aviation was the goal of the 2010 Women Pilot Centennial. By the end of the year, pilots around the world had carried more than 1,600 girls and women aloft in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Laroche’s achievement. The effort became a yearlong competition to see which airport would be designated most “women friendly.” The winner was Oshawa Airport in Ontario, Canada, where pilots racked up 475 introductory flights. A close second was
Raymonde de Laroche (above) was the first woman to earn a pilot license. Victoria Neuville (on left) wants to honor that legacy by bringing more women to the airport.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRIS ROSE
Putting out the welcome mat at the airport
BY JILL W. TALLMAN
COURTESY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (TOP)
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011
AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011
AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011
Contents
Contents
President’s Position
President’s Position
Hangar Talk
Hangar Talk
AOPA Media
AOPA Media
AOPA Action
AOPA Action
Letters
Letters
Waypoints
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Proficient Pilot
Safety Pilot
Safety Pilot
License to Learn
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
Fly Well
Pilot Briefing
Pilot Briefing
Rally GA: Giving Women Wings
Rally GA: Giving Women Wings
Epic Flights: Flying Yellowstone and ‘The Grand’
Epic Flights: Flying Yellowstone and ‘The Grand’
Fulfilling its Promise
Fulfilling its Promise
A Half-Century Training Legacy
A Half-Century Training Legacy
Challenges: Fling-Winging It
Challenges: Fling-Winging It
Crossover Classic Sweepstakes: Flying Behind Glass, at Last
Crossover Classic Sweepstakes: Flying Behind Glass, at Last
First Look: You Too Can Be on YouTube
First Look: You Too Can Be on YouTube
High Anxiety
High Anxiety
Technique: Unconventional Wisdom
Technique: Unconventional Wisdom
Pilot Products: Odds and Ends
Pilot Products: Odds and Ends
Never Again
Never Again
Fly Outs
Fly Outs
Fly By Wire
Fly By Wire
Pilots
Pilots
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - Contents
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - President’s Position
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - Hangar Talk
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - AOPA Media
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - AOPA Action
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - Letters
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - Waypoints
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - Proficient Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - 29
AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - Safety Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - 31
AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - License to Learn
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - Pilot Counsel
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - Fly Well
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - Pilot Briefing
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - Rally GA: Giving Women Wings
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - 49
AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - Epic Flights: Flying Yellowstone and ‘The Grand’
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - Fulfilling its Promise
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - A Half-Century Training Legacy
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - Challenges: Fling-Winging It
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - Crossover Classic Sweepstakes: Flying Behind Glass, at Last
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - First Look: You Too Can Be on YouTube
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - High Anxiety
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - Technique: Unconventional Wisdom
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - IAOPA1
AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - IAOPA2
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - Pilot Products: Odds and Ends
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - Never Again
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - Fly Outs
AOPA Pilot Magazine - April 2011 - Fly By Wire
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