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7 trophies and over 50 prizes for pilots to win

19 February, 2011 in Latest News by Mireille - Intl Team Leader

It is the right thing to do but it doesn’t hurt to be acknowledged and praised for your good deeds!

2010 Trophy Winner, Oshawa, ON, Canada

That’s why, during the 2011 Women of Aviation Worldwide Week, there are 7 trophies and 14 plaques to reward the winners as well as 1st and 2nd runner ups for the following competitions:

  • Most Female-Pilot-Friendly Airport Worldwide
  • Most Dedicated Woman Pilot Worldwide
  • Most Supportive Male Pilot Worldwide
  • Most Dedicated Female Flight Instructor Worldwide
  • Most Dedicated Male Flight Instructor Worldwide
  • Most Unusual Introductory Flight Worldwide
  • Most Creative Aviation Advocate

But, that’s not all. There are also over 50 prizes available, aviation t-shirts, DVDs, books, safety seminars, watches, and cold hard cash. Seven pilots, anywhere in the World, who introduce five or more girls or women to flying during Women of Aviation Worldwide Week, will up prizes worth up to $150 USD.

AOPA Zulu Watch

Never has doing a good thing, introducing a girl or woman to flying, been so rewarded! First, the delighted smiles of the girls and the women you introduce to flying, then the personal recognition within your community, and finally trophies and prizes.

If you have not made plans to introduce girls and women to flying during Women of Aviation Worldwide Week, March 7-13 2011, now is the time to get started. There is only two weeks left before the beginning of the first annual WOAW week and three weeks left before the end of WOAW week.

Let's do it!

Invite girls and women who have never flown in a smaller aircraft to go on a flight with you. Find them at your workplace, at your children school, at your church, or anywhere else you may think of. Girls and women constitute more than half of the human population, there are not hard to find! You will be amazed at how easy to find a girl or a woman who wants to fly. Just try it!

Lightspeed Aviation supports women pilots who introduce girls or other women to flying

19 February, 2011 in Latest News by Mireille - Intl Team Leader

There is no better role model for women interested in flying than seeing a woman pilot an aircraft.

Women's Dry Polo Shirt

That’s why, Lightspeed Aviation, the innovation leader in aviation headsets, wants to show its support for women pilots who introduce girls or other women to flying. To do so, Lightspeed is offering a very stylish Women’s Dry Fit Lightspeed Polo Shirt to women pilots/flight instructors through a random drawing.

To learn more about Lightspeed Aviation’s line of high-performance aviation headsets, please visit their website.

Share your Penelope Pilot book by Lynda Meeks with all the young girls in your life

19 February, 2011 in Latest News by Mireille - Intl Team Leader

Penelope Pilot

Girls With Wings is offering “Penelope Pilot” books to pilots who participate to WOAW week through a random drawing.

Share this entertaining and educational book about Penelope’s crew and their preparations for a flight with your daughter, your grand daughter, your niece,  or any girls age 5-11.

With the turn of every page, kids will be fascinated with the vibrant illustrations and informed with definitions of aviation terms.

Lynda Meeks, the author, is the founder of Girls with Wings, a non-profit organization that uses aviation to encourage girls to reach their full potential by introducing young girls to their role models in aviation-related careers and hobbies.

To learn more about Girls with Wings and support their important mission, please visit their website.

Chris Findley of myFlightCoach.com answers ‘Learn To Fly’ questions for free

19 February, 2011 in Latest News by Mireille - Intl Team Leader

You Can Be a Pilot!

YOU CAN BE A PILOT! I believed it and I became one as many other women have done. But how do you make it happen?

Chris Findley of myFlightCoach.com wrote a short and easy to read book meant to be a resource and encouragement for anyone who is interested in learning to fly.  This book answers 25 popular questions about learning to fly. It is also the perfect companion to an introductory flight or a gift to someone you know has always been talking about flying.

Chris has generously donated 10 books to be awarded to girls and women going on their first flight during Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week through a random drawing. Anyone could win!

To learn more about this great book, please visit www.myflightcoach.com.

French aviation magazine “Piloter” announces Women of Aviation Worldwide Week

24 January, 2011 in France, Latest News by Mireille - Intl Team Leader

‘Piloter’ – Avion, ULM, Hélicoptère

French aviation magazine “Piloter” announces Women of Aviation Worldwide Week and invites French pilots to compete in the various challenges. Which airport will be France’s most female-pilot-friendly-airport? Will the most unusual introductory flight take place in France?

Le magazine d’aviation “Piloter” annonce la semaine internationale de l’aviation féminine. Quel aérodrome sera nommé le plus pro-femmes en France ?

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