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The Sky's the Limit: Canadian Women Bush Pilots

AUTHOR Spring, Joyce
PUBLISHER Natural Heritage Books (10/25/2006)
PRODUCT TYPE eBook (Open Ebook)

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The women pilots profiled in this book have flown from British Columbia to Newfoundland and in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Right from the beginning of her interviews and research, the author found herself constantly amazed by the achievements of the women involved. Within the book are the stories of early Canadian women bush pilots from the late 1940s onwards. Their stories are exciting, occasionally funny, and always absorbing. Ranging from aerial surveys, water bombing of fires, flying fish, canoes and northern dogs, to the operation of a float-plane flying school, these women have left little undone. One pilot, Judy Cameron, was the first Canadian woman to be hired by an airline. Flying north of Superior, Elizabeth Wieben recalls the time that she flew naked. In pilot Suzanne Pettigrew's own words, "We sure have come a long way and the ride was an awful lot of fun."

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ISBN-13: 9781554883554
ISBN-10: 1554883555
Binding: Electronic Book Text (Windows)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 200
Carton Quantity: 1
Product Dimensions: 5.98 x 0.14 x 9.02 inches
Feature Codes: Price on Product
Country of Origin: US
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Transportation | Aviation - History
Transportation | Women
Transportation | Women's Studies
Dewey Decimal: B
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The women pilots profiled in this book have flown from British Columbia to Newfoundland and in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Right from the beginning of her interviews and research, the author found herself constantly amazed by the achievements of the women involved. Within the book are the stories of early Canadian women bush pilots from the late 1940s onwards. Their stories are exciting, occasionally funny, and always absorbing. Ranging from aerial surveys, water bombing of fires, flying fish, canoes and northern dogs, to the operation of a float-plane flying school, these women have left little undone. One pilot, Judy Cameron, was the first Canadian woman to be hired by an airline. Flying north of Superior, Elizabeth Wieben recalls the time that she flew naked. In pilot Suzanne Pettigrew's own words, "We sure have come a long way and the ride was an awful lot of fun."

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Author: Spring, Joyce
Joyce Spring lives in Cambridge, Ontario, and has herself logged many hours of flying. A huge fan of the women pilots who came before her, Joyce has contributed regularly to "Canadian Aviation News". Her first book was "Daring Lady Flyers", published in 1994.
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