The EAA Air Venture is coming soon! If you haven’t already heard about OshKosh, WI, Airventure is an event held annually for Aviation Enthusiasts nation wide! So many events are geared toward girls- from the Women in Aviation International’s (WAI) breakfast to the EAA GirlVenture camp. The push for more female aviators is big right now.ContinueContinue reading “EAA Osh Kosh 22-26 July 2019”
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The 2019 Female Air Race Classic Starts this Tuesday!
The Air Race Classic 2019- an all female flying race set across the United States starts this Tuesday, 18 June in Jackson, MS and ends 21 June in Welland, ON (Canada). The challenge is to cross 2500 miles in less than 4 days in a an unmodified, “normally aspirated, piston powered utility airplane”. Pilots TiffanyContinueContinue reading “The 2019 Female Air Race Classic Starts this Tuesday!”
D-Day Tribute to the WASPs
On this, the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, Milieux Project would like to remember the women that composed the original FlyGirls: The Women’s Auxiliary Service Pilots who were critical to the Allied Air Operation over the largest amphibious assault in history. Established in 1942 and disbanded 2 and a half years later – these brave andContinueContinue reading “D-Day Tribute to the WASPs”
“I flew upside down with my mom”
It’s exciting to read about mother pilots who are sharing their passion for flying with their children and how their stories are increasing. From Instagram to the local news- stories keep popping up about women flying with their children. Take for example the mother, Laura Stants, who flew her daughter to OshKosh in 2016. AsContinueContinue reading ““I flew upside down with my mom””
2019 Preflight Scholarship
We are searching for the right girl to give a $1000 scholarship to attend Preflight Aviation Camp in San Marcos, TX this summer! To apply, simply follow us here and on Instagram and then type #changethemilieux and @preflightcamp in the comments. Good luck!
WASP Homecoming 25 May 2019
Did you know the WASPs are having a reunion? It is one of the only opportunities that 4 of the original 1830 WASPs will be available for interviews. We at Milieux are obsessed with the W.A.S.P.s, the W.A.V.E.S. and the W.A.C.. The history of aviation is full of amazing stories of bravery and accomplishment. ButContinueContinue reading “WASP Homecoming 25 May 2019”
The Nightwitch Bombers-delivering fear in the night
If you haven’t read about Marina Raskova and the NightWitches- you are missing out on some amazing history. Deployed out of need in WWII, the Soviet Union commissioned Maj Raskova to find 400 women to fill out their fighter and night bombing squadrons- including the 588th pictured above. They fit the women into any uniformsContinueContinue reading “The Nightwitch Bombers-delivering fear in the night”
Congress Funds Aviation Scholarships for Youth
The Air Force Times reports on April 2, 2019 “Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, and Doug Jones, D-Alabama, this week introduced the Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited Act, which aims to make it easier for all branches of the military to create scholarships for JROTC members to get their private pilot’s licenses.” “Ceiling and Visibility unlimited” or “CAVU”ContinueContinue reading “Congress Funds Aviation Scholarships for Youth”
“Eyes Above the Horizon” and the Legacy Flight Academy
This past weekend marked the second annual “Eyes Above the Horizon” airshow at the historic Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama. Hundreds of children from across the United States came to see multiple civil and military aircraft ranging from a single-engine Cessna-150s and Beechcraft Texan T-6 all the way to Multi-Engine corporate jets like the Hawker 800 flownContinueContinue reading ““Eyes Above the Horizon” and the Legacy Flight Academy”
Milieux Project’s 🛫 2nd Annual Scholarship drive
“There is freedom waiting for you, On the breezes of the sky, And you ask “what if I fail?” Oh but my darling, What if you fly?” – Erin Hanson We’re so excited to announce that we are over halfway to our goal of $1000 to send a girl to Preflight Aviation Camp this summer,ContinueContinue reading “Milieux Project’s 🛫 2nd Annual Scholarship drive”
Women in Aviation Conference – Meeting Tammie Jo Shults
It was such an honor to not only meet (!) but converse with a real live hero- Tammie Jo Shults, captain of the fated Southwest Airlines flight 1380 that suffered a catastrophic engine failure in flight- at the Women in Aviation International conference (#WAI2019) held in Long Beach, CA! Milieux Project had previouslyContinueContinue reading “Women in Aviation Conference – Meeting Tammie Jo Shults”
Betty Skelton and her need for speed
While on a trip to Pensacola, FL recently to visit friends, I had time to stop in and visit the Airplane Discovery Park at the Pensacola Airport. It’s a neat little place for kids that has a mock runway and tower as well as some plaques about local aviators. Little did I know what I wasContinueContinue reading “Betty Skelton and her need for speed”
Valentina Tereshkova – First woman in Space and Thoughts for the “Space Force”
Perhaps you didn’t know, but the record for the first woman in space was not held by an American (gasp!) but a Russian woman the Chicago Tribune dubbed “The Russian Blonde in Space”… even though she wasn’t even blonde. Despite how “modern” we like to think America is, there is still much stereotyping andContinueContinue reading “Valentina Tereshkova – First woman in Space and Thoughts for the “Space Force””
Observations from the New Girl
This week marked a new chapter in my life. Following 21 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, I began my first of what I hope are many trips as a Boeing 747 First Officer with UPS. To say I began with a bit of anxiety would be an understatement. Not about myContinueContinue reading “Observations from the New Girl”
Tammie Jo Shultz And Chelsey Sullenberger
When flight 1380 from New York made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport on 17 April 2018, instincts took over for the seasoned captain and she executed all of her emergency procedures as practiced and memorized. She was the Captain of the flight, and even though it was a last minute switch she hadContinueContinue reading “Tammie Jo Shultz And Chelsey Sullenberger”
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