Aviation for Women is the flagship member publication of Women in Aviation International. Articles feature women who have made aviation history, professional development ideas, and current-topic articles.
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J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 6 Aviation forWomen 11 REPUBLIC CHAPTER AIR CAPITAL CIT Y CHAPTER WESTERN AVIATRIX CHAPTER GONE WITH THE WIND CHAPTER ERAU PRESCOTT CHAPTER WILLAMETTE VALLEY WINGS CHAPTER ERAU PRESCOTT CHAPTER The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Campus Chapter volunteered at the Hope Takes Flight event at Ernest A. Love Field in October. The event was host- ed by the community and included live music, food trucks, airplanes, police cars, fre trucks, and the SafeLaunch airplane that people and kids were able to paint on. The goal of the event was to interest children and families in aviation as a way to help chil- dren grow up with hope for an exciting future. The SafeLaunch air- craft that played a large part in the event flew in from Santa Barba- ra, California, and is used to increase aware- ness of substance abuse and protecting youth from harm by encour- aging children to build dreams and live a drug free life through aviation. Chapter members helped kids paint the SafeLaunch plane and ensure the entire event ran smoothly. ✈ REPUBLIC CHAPTER The Republic Chapter toured the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in August, hosted by supervisor Phil Nicola. GONE WITH THE WIND CHAPTER In October, members of the Gone With the Wind Atlanta Chapter partnered with Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta at the STEM Expo 2015. There were over 1,000 girls from grades K-12 who were able to earn a badge and learn about the aviation industry at the booth. The girls were excited to hear about future events that the chapter will be hosting come spring and fall of 2016. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped! ✈ ExpressJet pilot Tiffani Gibson, WAI 9679, with Troop 14877. WESTERN AVIATRIX CHAPTER In June 2015, members of London, On- tario's Western Aviatrix Chapter attend- ed the 2015 Canadian Women in Avia- tion Conference in Waterloo, Ontario. The day consisted of many insightful presentations from various icons in the aviation industry including Maj. Micky Colton ; Maj. Gillian Parker ; Lt. Col. Karen McCrimmon ; Lt. Col. Lysane Mar tel ; Maj. Catherine Marchetti ; Ann Barr ; Asti Liv ingston , WAI 16554; Ashley Claxton ; Erica Fuhr ; and Carole StewartGreen . ✈ WILLAMETTE VALLEY WINGS CHAPTER The Willamette Valley Wings Chapter in Aurora, Oregon, held its frst offcial meeting as a provisional chapter in October and celebrated by going on a tour of the Life Flight Network facilities and their fantastic aircraft located at the Aurora State Airport. The tour was led by Life Flight Regional Director Jacob Dalstra . ✈ Logan Hannay, WAI 64499 (left), and Liam Abbott, WAI 64515, attended the Canadian Women in Aviation Conference. AIR CAPITAL CITY CHAPTER The Air Capital City Chapter in Wichita, Kansas, supported one young girl attend- ing a weeklong space camp at the Kansas Cosmosphere through its fundraising ef- forts this year. The chapter has also been able to contribute to a 2016 scholarship for space camp. Chapter members also volunteered at the Kansas Aviation Museum's annual gala—an amazing fundraiser supporting the museum's programs. The chapter holds monthly lunch and learns at the Kansas Aviation Museum highlighting local women in aviation and development opportunities from local ed- ucational resources. With the new loca- tion of the lunch and learns and the eve- ning mingle events the chapter holds, our membership has doubled in 2015. ✈