Monica Oakes shares literature about the women aviators’ organization The Ninety-Nines with Willow, right, and Chloe Temple at Aviation Day, held inside Don Fitzpatrick’s hangar at the Methow Valley State Airport on Saturday. Oakes and several other local and regional aviators shared information about aviation history, education, careers and mechanics at the event — a kickoff […]
Aviation Day
Local aviators show the sky knows no limits
By Laurelle Walsh
To celebrate Women of Aviation Worldwide Week, March 3-9, local pilots are preparing a number of events aimed at exposing young people to flying and the aviation industry. A high school assembly, a community-wide Aviation Day, and free …