Captain Vernice Armour (ret.): First black woman Marine combat pilot

Vernice Armour was a police officer by the time she was 24. She then enteredd the Marines, where she became the first black woman combat pilot, and served two tours in Iraq. Since then, she has parlayed her physical skills into a few sports-related careers, as well as becoming a motivational speaker.



http://www.vernicearmour.com/

Tuskegee Airmen to Honor Bessie Coleman: April 10, 2010

Mark your calendars for April 10, 2010

That's the day the HUBERT L. “HOOKS” JONES CHAPTER of the Colorado Tuskegee Airmen will hold their:

1ST ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN AVIATION Luncheon/Celebration/Raffle

TO COMMEMORATE

BESSIE ‘QUEEN’ BESS COLEMAN

FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN PILOT

Here are the details from their website: http://www.colorado-redtails.com/

Saturday, April 10, 2010 11:00am

RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL

1881 CURTIS STREET

DOWNTOWN DENVER



KEYNOTE SPEAKER

THELMA RUDD, PRESIDENT

BESSIE COLEMAN FOUNDATION



CELEBRATION OF OUTSTANDING COLORADO WOMEN IN AVIATION



RAFFLE

BESSIE COLEMAN COMMEMORATIVE QUILT

Created by Rocky Mountain Washonaji Quilt Guild

Autographed by Original Tuskegee Airmen

Historical Souvenir Journal

Luncheon-$75.00 per person

Raffle Tickets $3.00 each

Buy 4 get one free

For additional information:

www.Colorado-Redtails.com

Excellenceinaviation@comcast.net

(303)795-6836

PR: Aviation Themed Greeting Cards for Pilots

January 27, 2009, Aurora, Colorado - Ever search for just the right way to thank a pilot? Or to tell one you're thinking about them? A Denver-based web retailer has just the thing, as Powder Puff Pilot announced a new line of notecard sets for pilots: Not for Navigation Greetings. Their initial offering, boxed sets of eight notecards, come in two flavors: Thank You and All Occasion.

Since 80% of greeting cards are purchased by women, the introduction of a greeting card line by Powder Puff Pilot, which designs gear and accessories for women pilots, was a natural fit. Each Not for Navigation Greetings card pairs a graphic that is very familiar to pilots-such as an IFR or VFR chart, instrument approach plate, or airport diagram-with plays on aviation terms. A notecard in the Thank You set, for example, has "Thanks" at the bottom of a chart on the front and, on the inside, "Thanks from the bottom of my chart." Among the designs in the All Occasion set is one with a band-aid on a sectional chart on the front, and the inside says "Sectional healing." Another says "INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK" on the inside, a phrase recognized by every pilot.

"Yes, the puns will elicit some groans," admitted Sue Hughes, owner of Powder Puff Pilot and designer of Not for Navigation Greetings, "but each one is an inside joke for pilots." Even the name of the line, "Not for Navigation," is understood in aviation circles as a phrase found on any chart that is intended for purposes other than navigation, such as training or decorative use.

Thank You and All Occasion notecard sets are available for purchase from the company website (Powder Puff Pilot) or from over 50 FBOs across the U.S. that carry Powder Puff Pilot products. A wide range of single cards by Not for Navigation Greetings is expected soon.


Powder Puff Pilot was founded in November 2008 by Sue Hughes of Aurora, Colorado. Additional products include the Claire Bear children's book series about aviation, pink aviation headsets, pink pilot logbooks, E6B watches for women, and rose-colored aviator sunglasses. For further information or to order Powder Puff Pilot products, visit Powder Puff Pilot or call toll-free at 888-801-6628

Plane News Publishes News of The Lady and the Tiger

I submitted my press release to them, and Gil, the site owner/administrator, published it today. If you've never heard of Plane News, check it out.

http://planenews.com/

It provides an aviation news service similar to the Indy Transponder...and there can never be enough aviation news.

Pilots Solve Ground Transport Problem With Folding Ebike

As an entrepreneur, I work on a variety of projects. One of these is compiling information for an electric bike overview website EletricBikeE.com. One of the articles I came across in my search was one from the AOPA, added to their website in December, touting the Wildfire, an electric bike that folds up to fit in the tiny cargo compartment of a small plane. Pilots receive a discount on the bike.

I checked out the website for the Wildfire ebike mentioned in the article, and it looks like pilots are really taking advantage of this offer.

Nevertheless, thought I'd share the news here as well.

Check out this website:
http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/WCaudell/StoreFront.bok

That's Braddock Mountain Outfitters. 301-371-6371.

General Aviation Pilots Flying Assistance to Haiti

Just got my Aviation eBrief today, and thought I'd share this particular article.

Pilots step up to help Haiti

While many pilots are helping with the disaster relief efforts in Haiti by donating funds, some have connected with organizations and started using their aircraft to help deliver supplies.

General aviation pilots are still asked to not fly into Port-au-Prince to avoid interfering with relief efforts there, but some outlying airports in Haiti are open and pilots are delivering supplies to them from the Bahamas and Dominican Republic.

“As always, the GA community is demonstrating its tremendous compassion for those in need and taking immediate action to help,” said AOPA President Craig Fuller. “General aviation has the unique flexibility to use reliever airports to enhance the relief efforts taking place in Port-au-Prince. Working through a variety of humanitarian groups here in the United States and in Haiti, pilots are making a real difference.”

Read the complete article at the link above.

Embry-Riddle Offers a PhD in Aviation

Just checked out Embry-Riddle's website and found this interesting press release:

Eleven students have begun coursework in a pioneering Ph.D. in Aviation program offered by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The three-year program, the only one in the nation, meets the need for people with upper-level research credentials to tackle the major issues facing today's aviation and aerospace industry.

The Ph.D. program is designed for working professionals; students take courses online and complete three six-day residencies at an ERAU campus.

In early January, the first 11 students completed a week-long residency at the university's Daytona Beach, Florida, campus. The residency covered critical and scholarly thinking, statistics and research methods, writing in APA format, success in graduate school, philosophy of research, online community-building, and a dissertation panel discussion.

"We were able to be highly selective in assembling this first cohort of students in our aviation doctoral program," said Alan Stolzer, professor of applied aviation studies and residency director for the Ph.D. program. "There's a dynamic diversity in their backgrounds, educations, and careers that will create a vital interchange among them."

Students enrolled in the academically rigorous program will explore aviation topics in management, training, economics, regulation, communications, and next-generation air transportation. They will also conduct research on important issues that impact the aviation and aerospace industry. A special focus of the new program is aviation operations. Additional specializations in safety and security are planned for the future.

The Ph.D. students are currently employed by diverse employers, such as an aerospace company, the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. military, and a university. Half of the students are female.

After they receive their doctorates, the program's first students have expressed a desire to conduct research in a variety of areas including aero-medical issues, airline operations, airspace redesign, human factors, information technology, safety management, space tourism, and unmanned aerial systems.

Applications are being accepted for the second cohort, which begins in July 2010. The application deadline is Apr. 1. Go to [http://aviationphd.erau.edu] for more information.