"One day, a girl won't have to wonder if she belongs in the cockpit; she'll just know she does."
On Adele Dobler | HeliOps Magazine
On Scott Robinson | Air Attack Magazine
"Dad took me to several airshows when I was a kid, and I fell in love with aviation. As we all know, aviation is an expensive endeavor, so that dream got put on the back burner while I pursued firefighting. After being a part of that world for a few years, I was finally in a position to make the switch to aviation, and it's been all out ever since!"
On Tobi Holliger | HeliOps Magazine
Tobi actually always wanted to become a farmer, but as no one in his family was into farming, he chose the academic route and went to high school and university. Nearing the end of a Bachelor of Business and Administration, he felt the urge to pursue a career that would be connected to a passion rather than just making a living. "At some point, I asked myself what got my attention, aside from tractors, when I was a child – and that's how helicopters came back into the picture!"
On Leah Colbert | Air Attack Magazine
Leah Colbert's high school graduation goal was that in ten years, she'd be flying scenics around Ayers Rock. Just a couple of years later, at the age of 21, she was doing just that.
On Justin Pedersen | HeliOps Magazine
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a helicopter pilot. Justin Pedersen was 11 years old, at a friend's house for an afternoon in the summer. The friend's older brother had embarked on a career as a helicopter pilot, but at that age, it didn't really click what that meant. [...]
On Rosita Smeenk | HeliOps Magazine
Rosita has countless memories of flights together in her dad's Cessna 182, the standard ritual being that he would stack three pillows on the right-hand seat, picking her up to place her on this magnificent throne. It's no wonder she grew up to be one of the most diversely licensed young pilots in the world.
On Tracy Stallings | HeliOps Magazine
Tracy Stallings’ family moved from northern Nevada up to Fairbanks, Alaska, when she was young. There, the sky was filled with general aviation planes for commuting, mail and delivery, shipping supplies out to isolated towns and villages, and dropping off hunters. “They used them for everything up there, and I got to fly to various [...]
On Jeremy Smith | HeliOps Magazine
It's early summer in Australia, and Jeremy Smith is spending the night out at Maningrida, a remote outpost on the coast of the Northern Territory. He's just rolled his swag out on the floor of a community building after a big day in the bush with the rangers. The last few days have been spent [...]
On Éder Navacerrada | Air Attack Magazine
In this issue, we are introduced to Éder Navacerrada – pilot, mentor, husband and father, philosopher, and friend. At time of writing, he is en route from Spain to Chile, flying a single-engine turbine, VFR. 5500 nm in four to five days. He answers my questions from hotels in the evenings. As I observe his [...]
On Jenny Svedberg | HeliOps Magazine
Jenny Svedberg grew up in the southwest Swedish countryside with her parents and two brothers. She first encountered a helicopter when one landed in a field near her home. "I was about seven years old, and my eyes were wide as plates – just WOW! That image and feeling followed me my whole life. Something [...]
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