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Karlene

I was 9 years old and told, “you can’t be a pilot, girls can’t do that!” The challenge was on.

My intro flight I thought, “Wow! And they’re going to pay me to do this?” I was hooked. The rest is history.

 

Karlene

Airline Pilot for Delta Air Lines. Worked for Evergreen, Braniff, America West, Tower, Guyana, Coastal, and Northwest Airlines. 21 years of flight instructing in the heavy jets. Typed in the B744, B747, B757, B767, B737, B727 and A330.

Mentoring. Speaking. Writing. Supporting. Blogging. Introducing women and girls to aviation.

Karlene

Motivational Speaking

 

 

 

Karlene in her office

 

Mother of 3 daughters. 4 grand-kids. Married 31 years. Masters in Human Services and an MBA.

Most recently wrote an Aviation Thriller. Looking for an agent, and hope to be published soon. More novels to come. I love to write about the industry from an insiders perspective. Strong women in all my novels!

I maintain a personal blog to share my life’s path.

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Last updated: Feb 3, 2011

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