"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
Tag: women in aviation
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 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 Taylor Chism | HeliOps Magazine
To those who know Taylor Chism, a quick look at the way her life has unfolded is not surprising at all; to others, it's an enviable, intriguing, and sometimes confronting combination of everything outdoorsy, adventurous, and exciting. She possesses the zest of a confident kid who hasn't yet been taught how to fear, but she's a frank, steadily spoken young woman with the quiet self-assuredness of one who knows her personal limits.
On Sam Poirier | HeliOps Magazine
"I have many 'whys,'" says Sam. "I never grew up in an aviation family. No one in my family is a pilot or flies. But I always had a love for aviation – I just never really thought it was attainable. I didn't quite know how to pave that path when I was younger." Instead, [...]
A Friend in Deed | A Heli Story for Australian Flying Magazine
Amanda Deed's dad, Paul, started flying before she was born, and she's been in the front seat with him ever since she could reach the controls. Now, both fixed-wing and heli pilots, they are a spirited pair crisscrossing the country, ferrying all manner of aircraft and relishing Australia's natural wonders.
On Cathy Beaucage | HeliOps Magazine
The best day for Cathy Beaucage starts early. “I’m a morning person. I’m useless after a big – or small, let’s face it – day of work!” She laughs. It’s the serene moments before the day truly begins that she relishes. “I like the time I get around the heli before clients show up, prepping [...]
On Michelle Astergard | HeliOps Magazine
Michelle Astergard's romance with aviation started early. "I have always loved aviation," she smiles impulsively. "Every time you enter an airport, there is this feeling of excitement lingering in the air. People are thrilled to go on a new adventure or happy to reunite with their loved ones." "My Godmother had two daughters that I [...]
A Week in the Life of a Competition Balloonist
A bunch of stories about ballooning in Western Australia on the hot air comp circuit – from then (2017) til now (2023)
Flying Hot Air Balloons in the High Country
Flying over the Victorian High Country where Global Ballooning was born thirty years ago, Kiff Saunders’ prodigies carry the family business forward, sharing the wonder of ballooning with visitors to the region and the people who live here.
Bronni Bowen 