On July 16, Marine One piloted by all-female crew

Somehow I'd missed this when it happened:

Historic All-Female Crew To Pilot Marine One
July 16, 2009
When President Obama boards his Marine One helicopter today, it will mark the last day in the rotation for Major Jennifer Grieves, the first woman pilot of Marine One.

Grieves, of Glendale, Ariz., became the helicopter aircraft commander of Marine One in May, 2008 - so she started out flying President Bush.

The Marine One crew is made up entirely of women today in honor of her achievement, the White House said.

The co-pilot is Major Jennifer Marino of Palisade, Colorado.

The crew chief is Sgt. Rachael Sherman of Traverse City, Michigan.



Here's the link to this very short article: All Female Crew on Marine One

Here's some more links highlighting these role models, in particular Jennifer Grieves

From The New Agenda:
http://thenewagenda.net/2009/07/20/its-pilot-jennifer-grieves-accomplishment-not-the-presidents/

Here's the video


ABC News:
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/PersonOfWeek/Story?id=8114091&page=1

It's not really about being a female," said Grieves, 38. "It's about being a Marine and about being part of an organization that is exceptional."

There are only five Marine pilots selected at any one time to fly the president and his family.

"Of course, it's nerve wracking to fly the president of the United States," she said. "I think my most stressful days are when I fly Sasha and Malia."

Marines take no chances when flying, even on the simplest of flights. They follow the exact same protocol for every flight, no matter who is on board.

http://www.iwar.org.uk/news-archive/2005/02-01.htm
This article is from 2005. She only appears in a small picture.


Major Jennifer Grieves was the first female pilot of Marine One...but the only way to know if the glass ceiling is broken is when another woman gets that signal honor - which means that there are enough elite women pilots in the Marines now for a woman to be chosen as a matter of course.

John and Martha King of Kingschools

On my recent trip to Cheyenne, Wyoming and back, I picked up lots of books on women in aviation, and took lots of photos...but I don't have time to share 'em now. So, here's more videos!

check out this site: http://kingschools.com



Here's the description from YouTube

"In front of every great woman...stands some guy blocking her view!"

John and Martha King were guest speakers at the 19th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference, in San Diego, California (March 13-15 2008). The topic? The persistence of gender discrimination among pilots.

John and Martha have shared 38 years of flying together and an equal partnership in business. Martha is the first woman to hold every category and class of pilot's license or certification and has flown on nearly every content in the world. Yet, the difference in reactions when people first meet John or Martha indicate that there is still a struggle with the thought of a woman pilot.

Martha presents tips to women on how to lead the change in status quo and succeed in aviation.

And here's part 2 of the video:

Three videos on Katherine Stinson

This starts out modern day for a minute, before seguing into the past and concentrating on Katherine Stinson. I believe it was a doc put together by the New Mexico PBS.

The flying schoolgirl - so called because she was so small, taught American men how to fly during World War I.

VIdeos of Ernst Udet, Lady Mary Heath,

Went to YouTube today to see if there were any new videos on women pilots...ended up with a few off-topic videos and a few on-topic ones... there's a wealth of cool aviation-related vidoes there...



In the US after the first World War, German Ace Ernst Udet performs a dead stick loop and side slip landing hitting a narrow road dead center, at the National Air Races



Lady Mary Heath in a brief doc called Lady Icarus. The individual who put this doc together is attempting to raise funds to put a full-length documentary together.

Video of Svetlana Kapanina


Hanna Reitsch - German test pilot

The Elinor Smith Flight, in Kentucky

If you're going to be visiting Kentucky, why not stop by Aero Tech in Lexington and buy yourself an Elinor Smith flight. Okay, it's a bit of a misnomer, as the flight they take you on is in Kentucky, and you don't fly under any bridges, but hey, it's the principle of the thing!

http://www.aerotech.net/ScenicFlights/scenicflights.html

Her's the ad on their website:

In 1928, Elinor Smith flew under four Manhattan bridges at the age of 17. The Mayor grounded her for 10 days. This flight is uniquely tailored for women as flighty as Elinor. No, we won't be flying under any bridges, but you will fly in a modern airplane, with an FAA certificated flight instructor, who will give you a guided lesson and a breathtakingly beautiful flight.

If you are a lady with a sense of adventure, you will sit in the pilot seat and actually fly. This hour long adventure includes 20-30 minutes flight and a digital photo of you in the pilot seat - thumbs-up, or course!

Cost $99 a flight.

Go for it!

Amelia movie trailer, starring Hilary Swank

Here's the 1.54 minute trailer for Hilary Swank's new movie, Amelia, coming out October 23, 2009.



and if you want to learn more about this iconic aviation figure before October, check out these books from Amazon:



or watch this video

OT: How To Make Money By Blogging

I've published a few Women in Aviation pamphlets on Kindle, now I've published a booklet that shows people how to make money by blogging.



And of course I've got a 24-7 Helpdesk type blog at:

The Miniscule Guide to Everything in which I will post tips and advice on how to blog (and create websites) to make money.

So if you're looking for a relatively inexpensive to set up, and fun way to make money, check out this booklet!

(And if you don't have a Kindle - the price has gone down! Pick up the Kindle II for: