Please join us for the Authors Connect Reading and Reception, presented by United Airlines and PASS International, on opening night at the Women in Aviation International Conference in Orlando, Florida, Thursday, March 21st at 7:30 pm. This is an opportunity to meet and mingle with acclaimed aviatrix authors and hear them read from their work in a casual, intimate atmosphere. Heavy appetizers and a cash bar will be available.
This year’s event is all about inspiration. Come prepared to be inspired by their stories, and to tap into your own story to inspire others.
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Participating authors include:
Cecilia Aragon – Flying Free: My Victory over Fear to Become the First Latina Pilot on the US Aerobatic Team
Patty Bear – From Plain to Plane: My Mennonite Childhood, a National Scandal, and an Unconventional Soar to Freedom
Eileen Bjorkman – The Fly Girls Revolt: The Story of the Women Who Kicked Open the Door to Fly in Combat
Kodey Bogart – Helo Girls: The Firefighting Pilot
Doreen Cappelaere – Wings for Val: Memoir of a Young Female Pilot
Becky Condon – She Flies
Loree “Rowdy” Draude – Soar Into Joy: A Combat Pilot’s Wisdom on Falling in Love with Your Life; She’s Just Another Navy Pilot: An Aviator’s Sea Journal
Caroline “Blaze” Jensen – Thundermouse
Ashlee Leppert – The Hurricane Within
Diane Meszaros – Ava the Aviator, The Adventure Begins , Ava the Aviator, The Adventure Continues
Erin Miller – Final Flight, Final Fight; What Grandma Did
Dr. Sian Proctor – Doctor Proctor’s Space 2 Inspire: The Art of Inspiration
Lynn Rippelmeyer – Life Takes Flight, Life Takes Wings
Captain Laura Savino – Jet Boss: A Female Pilot on Taking Risks and Flying High
Mary Shipko – The Firsts: Women Pilots and How They Changed the Airlines, Daring Mary Aviation Pioneer, Aviatrix
Col. Merryl Tengesdal – Shatter the Sky: What Going to the Stratosphere Taught Me About Sacrifice, Selfworth, and Discipline
Jolanda Witvliet – The Airline Transition Manual (co-author) and A Pilot’s Guide to Scholarships & Grants
Victoria Yeager – Chuck Yeager: What a Ride! My Life with The Original Right Stuff: Chuck Yeager; Chuck Yeager and 101 Chuck YEAGER-isms: Wit & Wisdom from America’s Hero
