Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman aviator, was a barnstormer and flying circus performer in the early days of American aviation before her death in an airplane crash in 1926.

On the 50th anniversary of women being hired to be airline pilots this fun and exciting book follows the careers of six of the early women airline pilots. African-American, and international women airline pilots are included.

Whether you intend to fly for a career or for pleasure, this guide will introduce the various options of licensing, the stepping stones that must be followed to be a viable candidate in the workforce, and what to look for in a flight school and instructor. It explains in plain language the benefits of different routes to becoming a pilot and exactly what a student pilot can and should expect.

The story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II.

"This is not a story of the making of the SR-71, nor is it a technical digest of the many intriguing facts and figures about the plane. Instead, this book is one man's view of what it was like to fly the world's fastest jet. .... This is a love story too, because I could not fly this plane and not love it. I have purposely avoided certain specifics throughout the text, because they are not the focus of this story. The reader won't find secrets revealed...

"One of the First Women in the United States to train as a military pilot, the author was part of a little-known World War II experiment called the WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) program, which gave young women the then unheard-of opportunity to fly military aircraft. Marion Hodgson tells an exuberant story of the time back in 1943 when she and other WASPs earned their hard-won wings. They learned to fly everything from open-cockpit primary...