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Dream of first Vietnamese woman flying solo around the world ends in fatal US plane crash

Born and raised in a poor rural village in central Phu Yen Province, Nguyen Anh Thu dreamed of flying around the world. The 44-year-old Vietnamese-American woman achieved her dream, but her life was ...
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Carlsbad pilot is sole U.S. survivor of WWII women’s flying auxiliary

When author Becky Aikman decided in 2019 to write a book about the 25 American female pilots who flew planes for the Royal Air Force during World War II, she discovered that all but one of the women ...
Newsweek

Woman Fears Flying—Passenger’s Dog Senses Anxiety, and Everything Changes

A woman who was feeling anxious about flying was unexpectedly helped by a fellow passenger with four legs and a wagging tail. Social media user Sophie shared a video on TikTok (@sophie444.jpg) from ...
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Seasonal Starts: Timing Your Flight Training for Success

Local weather patterns and seasonality significantly impact flight training progress and costs, with spring/summer generally optimal for private pilot (VFR) training to avoid delays. Aspiring pilots ...
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Magnificent Women and Flying Machines The First 200 Years of British Women in the Sky

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction and Acknowledgements -- 1 Letitia Sage, 1785 -- The first British woman to fly -- 2 Mrs Hines ...
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Kenyan terrorist took flight lessons, researched skyscrapers for 9/11-style terror attack in Atlanta: feds

A Kenyan man has been sentenced to life in prison for plotting a 9/11-inspired attack on Atlanta, Georgia — even training overseas with the terror group al-Shabaab ...