"One day, a girl won't have to wonder if she belongs in the cockpit; she'll just know she does."
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Tag: pilot
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 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 Dylan Mallocher | HeliOps Magazine
Dylan grew up in the world of aviation; his father was a helicopter pilot in the French Air Force for 27 years and is now an aerial work and firefighting pilot. "I remember going to air meets, seeing my dad up there showing thousands of amazed people what a helicopter can do, and dreaming about being that guy in the sky.
On Mylène Marionvalle | Air Attack Magazine
All Mylène Marionvalle ever wanted was to be able to help people from the sky. As a child growing up in northern France, she dreamt of joining the Service d’aide médicale urgente (Urgent Medical Aid Service) as a helicopter pilot.
On Riley Payne | Air Attack Magazine
The sun's heat reflects off a mottled grey tarmac, glancing back up onto the Fire Boss AT802F faithfully waiting there for me alongside Riley Payne's red-shirted form.
Bronni Bowen 