AV I A T R I X: First Woman Pilot for Hughes Airwest

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Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Release Year
2015
ISBN
9781507667637
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
CreateSpace
ISBN-10
1507667639
ISBN-13
9781507667637
eBay Product ID (ePID)
215335343

Product Key Features

Book Title
AVIATRIX : First Woman Pilot for Hughes Airwest
Number of Pages
246 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Topic
Women
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Author
Mary Shipko
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
13.5 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

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Synopsis
Aviatrix is the captivating story of one of the first women pilots to break into the all-male airline flight cockpit. Hired in 1976 at Hughes Airwest, Mary Bush made a herculean effort to overcome the resistance and harassment she faced in such a position, but it was to no avail. Mary was introduced to flying at an early age. She started flying as a teenager, studying and training long hours until she painstakingly obtained her ratings one by one. Financial hardships hit the family hard, though, and Mary--desperate for both flying experience and money--headed down to the infamous Corrosion Corner in South Florida to be a "freight dog" for fly-by-night operators. However, she was frequently denied work because of her gender. She kept praying, working, and struggling, though, with the hope of one day becoming an airline pilot, a job in which she would have both steady work and steady pay.Then, after her brother is lost at sea in one of the family airplanes, Mary is more determined than ever to become a pilot at an airline, just as her brother had planned to be. So, when she is offered the position at Hughes Airwest, Mary is thrilled. Going out west to fly jets was everything she had dreamed of and worked for. The discrimination and lewd remarks she had often faced in Florida, though, had not even come close to preparing her for the relentless harassment she would encounter as the first woman pilot at an airline. A close-up and enthralling account of Mary's struggles as an aviation pioneer, this book will astound, appall, and inspire you.

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