Why not allow the NetLetter be your platform, and opportunity, to relive your history while working for either TCA, AC, CPAir, CAIL, PWA, AirBC etal. and share your experiences with us!
Andre Tison sent this picture of Britt Irving taken in 1970.
OPTIMISM RULES AT WOMEN IN AVIATION CONFERENCE
These may be tough times for the aviation industry, but at the 20th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference, which wrapped up recently in Atlanta, the mood was upbeat. The economy and jobs were on everyone's mind, and older WAI members assured the younger attendees that ups and downs are nothing new for the aviation industry.
About 3,000 people from 15 countries attended the event, which featured 125 exhibitors plus forums and workshops. Scholarships totaling $459,450 in value were awarded to WAI members at every stage of life from university students to some seeking a midlife career change into aviation. Five women were inducted into WAI's International Pioneer Hall of Fame: Jacqueline Cochran, the first woman to break the sound barrier; Patricia Malone, a U.S. Navy WAVE who trained aircraft carrier-based pilots on instrument flight procedures; Ruth Nichols, who holds more than 35 aviation records; Dawn Seymour, the first woman accepted into the Civilian Pilot Training Program at Cornell University; and Anna Timofeyeva-Yegorova, one of the most famous Soviet women to fly in a male combat regiment during World War II and holder of the Hero of the Soviet Union award.
I had this url sent to me recently, I am sure you will enjoy it -
A stand up comedian with a lost luggage problem -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZt7Pu2jc6Y
This and That
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Quarter Century in Aviation Club Richmond, BC. The Quarter Century in Aviation Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday in the following months: October, November, January, February,March and April. The next meeting of the club is on Tuesday, March 17, 2009. The club includes airline employees from all areas of aviation meeting as friends to share their experiences and memories. If you wish to join the club, you must have 25 years in aviation (any airline, any job) and the membership fees are $15/year. (Guests are welcome, so you are not required to join the first time you attend)
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Bytes and Pieces Beaver "Piece of Cake" Landing - Contributed by Bill Marr. "This spectacular crash was included in the 1982 movie 'Mother Lode', starring Charleton Heston. There is a neat story that goes along with this accident. We knew the pilot who was doing the flying for the movie and thought he'd be doing it all. However, the director knew a guy in California who flew for the movies and was also an aerobatic showman. He used to do an act with a man standing on his wing."
Please click on the photo or follow this link for the video.
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Terry's travel tips Ryanair confirmed that it plans to close all airport check-in counters by Oct. 1, forcing all passengers to check in online. Are you looking for ideas on where to go and when? |