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Women in the cockpit: Famous female pilots in history
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August 05, 2019
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Aviation used to be a male-dominated field, aka a man’s job, but some amazing women through history decided to choose the road less taken and learn how to fly. These early female pilots were the pioneers who opened the gates for the upcoming generations. Now it is almost natural to find women in the cockpit.
Some of those names are so famous that you must have heard of them before, and some are less known, but they are all equally strong and impressive.
So let’s take a look at some of the most distinguished female pilots.
Born in 1882, in Paris, Raymonde de Laroche was the first woman to get a pilot license.
Elise Raymonde Deroche was an actress, but watching the demonstration flights by the Wright brothers in 1908 in Paris, as well as meeting various aviators, ignited a passion towards the field, and she started to dream about flying herself.
Tutored by Charles Voisin, a pilot, and an airplane builder, she flew for the first time in 1909 and got her official pilot license in 1910.
She broke several world records during her career, first for flying a distance of 323 kilometers, and for flying an altitude of 4500 meters above the ground in 1913 and then 4800 meters in 1919.
Flight magazine called Raymonde de Laroche “The Baroness”, and the title stayed with her all her life that a lot of people thought she was of noble origin.
Born in 1906, Anne Spencer Morrow Lindbergh was a writer and a pilot.
A prime example for women’s rights, Anne worked side by side with her husband, Charles Lindbergh, she was his co-pilot for years.
In 1930, Anne became the first woman in the U.S.A to get a glider pilot’s license. She later worked as her husband’s co-pilot, navigator, and radio operator.
She helped Charles set a new transcontinental speed record, they flew from Los Angeles to New York City in 14 hours 45 minutes, which was a record at the time. And in 1931 they made a three-month-long journey to survey air routes from Canada and Alaska to East Asia. That trip was the subject of Lindbergh’s first book, North to the Orient, which was published in 1935.
Her most famous written work, Gift from the Sea, was published in 1955. It comprises a collection of essays that discuss the struggle we all go through to achieve balance and serenity in life, with a focus on the life of modern women.
Born in 1892, Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman, as well as the first woman of Native-American descent to earn a pilot license.
Even though flying schools in the United States did not accept black women at the time, she was determined enough to find another way to achieve her goal. Bessie learned French and moved to France. She studied at Caudron Brother’s School of Aviation and got her international pilot license in 1921, thus becoming the first person of African-American and Native American descent to earn an international aviation license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.
In order to start a career as a stunt flier, Bessie needed advanced lessons. She spent another two months in France where she took an advanced course in aviation, then left for the Netherlands to meet the renowned aircraft designer Anthony Fokker. After that, she traveled to Germany, where she received additional training at the Fokker Corporation from one of the company’s chief pilots. After all this extensive training, Bessie went back to America to start a career in exhibition flying, becoming one of the most famous female pilots in the USA.
Not only did she make solo flights, but Bessica Medlar Raiche also designed and built an airplane with her husband.
A doctor, a linguist, an artist, a musician, and a pilot, Bessica was certainly both gifted and motivated. Bessica, who was born in 1875, graduated from Tufts Medical School in 1903. She practiced medicine as a doctor and a dentist.
When she was in France studying painting, she saw Orville Wright demonstrate his Wright Flyer. This affected her tremendously that she decided to build a similar aircraft when she went back home to the USA.
With the help of her husband, she built an airplane based on the Wrights’ design but using lighter-weight materials. And because she was lighter than her husband it was decided that she would be the one who tries the plane.
The flight took place on 16 September 1910, Bessica flew the plane exactly five times. The last flight, however, did not end with the smoothest landing, but Bessica was unharmed.
Later on, Mr. and Mrs. Raiche formed the French-American Aeroplane Company and built several more airplanes.
Born in 1927, British aviator Sheila Scott broke more than 100 flying records between 1965 and 1972. She is definitely one of the most powerful women in the cockpit.
She earned her pilot license in 1960 and started racing with her old biplane. To support her passion for flying, she worked as a demonstrator for Cessna and Piper aircraft.
In 1966, Scott flew around the world for the first time, covering around 50,000 kilometers in 189 flying hours.
She started setting world records after that, starting with her flight between London and Cape Town in 1967, her flight across the North Atlantic Ocean in 1967, and across the South Atlantic Ocean in 1969, and her flight from the Equator to the Equator over the North Pole in 1971.
Her 100th world-class record was set during her third around-the-world solo flight.
In addition to an impressive flying career, she published two books: I Must Fly, which was published in 1968, and On Top of the World, published in 1973.
At the time of her death in 1980, Jacqueline Cochran, who was born in 1906, held more distance, altitude and speed world records than any other pilot, male or female.
Known as the speed queen, Cochran was the only woman to compete and win in the Bendix race, the first female pilot to break the sound barrier, the first woman to land and take off from an aircraft carrier, and the first female president of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale.
Cochran used her fame and money to help empower women, contributing to charitable causes and trying to establish a place for women in the space race. She believed that it was not enough to put more women in the cockpit women should also conquer space.
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Instagram: it’s full of images of fantastic destinations, incredible views, and an opportunity to waste time. Dozens of commercial pilots are posting their trips, but a special group of pilots on Instagram has gained prominence, sharing their travels and career journey. They just happen to be female.
Female pilots are increasingly common. Citing industry statistics, Mireille Goyer of the Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide said there are just shy of 7,000 female airline pilots in the US, which represents less than 5% of the total. However, there are currently 15,971 female student pilots, about 15%, in the system now. “Closing the gender gap begins with an up-close and personal introduction to aviation and meeting local relatable role models,” she said. (The Institute has a program to do just that .)
A number of pilots use Instagram to tell their story, inspire others, and have fun while doing it. While you wait for the chance to fly with them or spot them on your travels, here are nine female pilots on Instagram to follow now.
Eva Claire is a 32-year-old Dutch pilot currently flying big metal in Hong Kong. That’s right: she flies the Boeing 747 as first officer with a cargo operator. It’s a recent move for her; she previously flew Boeing 737s around Europe with Ryanair for three years. However, the Queen of the Skies and long-haul flying proved irresistible.
“The 747 is an icon and a favorite aircraft to many people. I love flying it, I love how powerful she is, and—despite her size—how well she handles. I am very proud to be a 747 pilot,” she said.
Her account has a substantial following, with 100,000-plus followers.
“I feel that you cannot ‘become what you can not see’. We as female pilots on Instagram can be positive role models for the younger generation. We can show them that they can do this too and that through hard work they can make your dreams come true,” Claire said.
The Swedish Flight Mafia: @MariathePilot, @PilotMaria and @FlyMalin
A trio of pilots with 1 million-plus total followers, the self-described Swedish Flight Mafia is one the most influential collection of aviation-related Instagram accounts. Malin Rydqvist , Maria Fagerstr ö m and Maria Pettersson seem to hang out, fly all manner of aircraft, and venture around the world together. So popular are these ladies, they are sponsored by the likes of GoPro and Phillips. Take a deep dive as Maria the Pilot flies a Tigermoth or answers follower questions about aviation in her FAQ. (There’s also a fair amount of personal style: it’s a lifestyle platform after all.) Good stuff.
“We are all very fortunate growing up in a country [Sweden] where you are never limited by gender and with a belief that whatever a man can do a woman can do,” said Malin.
It’s having an impact, they each said. “A girl wrote to me a year ago telling me that her biggest dream was to become a pilot but she had no support from family or friends. I’ve been in contact with her since then trying my best to be her support. She is now in flight school doing her ATPL exams and she told me that she is happier than ever,” said Malin. (ATPL stands for “Airline Transport Pilot License,” otherwise known as ATP in the US.)
“Flying a fighter jet together or skydiving or skiing on a glacier, it gives me so much joy and excitement. When I go travel, I like to find some adrenaline-pumping activity,” said Maria Fagerstr ö m .
“When I go back home and back to work flying, that’s my calm space. It’s my zen. That’s where I feel the most at home and regain all my energy for my next adventure,” she said.
Helen van Dam flies the Boeing 737 as a first officer with Norwegian. The Dutch pilot joined Instagram when she moved away from home “so that my friends and family could see what I was up to,” she said.
Van Dam loves finding northern Norway destinations on her routes, she said, but likes flying to German destinations because of the quick flying time. She has around 1,500 hours now in the 737.
When she’s not flying, she’s an adventurous spirit, and her Instagram account shows it. “At the moment I’m mostly occupied with my motorbike and salsa dancing — less adventurous but really fun” Van Dam said. “I’ll pick up snowboarding again next winter.”
Mindy Lindheim is a sales director for Cessna and Beechcraft. She’s also a commercial pilot, which is critical for demonstrating the capabilities of the aircraft she sells. (In the photo above, she’s upside down, but most of her demos are straight and level!)
“Instagram shows how fun and exciting aviation can be. I think it’s important to show that careers in aviation are a real option, not just ‘the dream,'” she said.
Mindy is so passionate about aviation her wedding featured photos in front of C-47 warbirds. (Check them out in her feed.) “Not a day goes by where we don’t talk about airplanes,” she said, explaining that her husband is an air traffic controller at Atlanta Center.
She came to selling aircraft by chance. “I didn’t know a flying sales job existed, so when I found out that this was a career I had to go after it. The challenge of a sales job plus the flying aspect of conducting demo flights, moving airplanes, exhibiting them at shows. kind of creates the perfect storm for me.”
“My go-to favorite airplane for almost any type of day or flight is the G36 Bonanza, ” she said. (I’ll take it.)
Shannon Pereira flies the E190 for JetBlue, having racked up more than 8,000 flying hours. Originally from Pittsburgh, she comes from a good aviation pedigree. Her father was a captain with US Air. However, Pereira got in the skies on her own accord. Her feed features her travels throughout the Caribbean, plenty of aviation, dancing (!) and lots of pups, too. “I just tell my story and hope people enjoy it. I could have never imagined the circle of friends I would gain from social media. It’s been incredible,” said the Boston-based pilot.
“I love how popular some of our female pilots have become. We are still such a small percentage of the airline world but it’s so great seeing how they’ve been able to teach people and influence others,” she said.
Katie Marsh is a pilot for New York-based Blade , flying seaplanes between New York, the Hamptons and points east for the company. Her feed is particularly interesting because aside from flying seaplanes, she flies all manner of aircraft, from hot air balloons to open-cockpit Wacos and Stearmans.
Instagram allows you to follow a hashtag. For more from these ladies, and to get inspired by other pilots who happen to be female, check out #femalepilots.
Mike Arnot is the founder of Boarding Pass NYC , a New York-based travel brand, and a private pilot.
Featured image of the “Swedish Pilot Mafia” by @flymalin
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