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It didn’t take long
for us to come up with this year’s Woman Pilot of the Year. This
dear lady is respected by all and is truly a pillar of our Ventura
County Chapter. As soon as she joined our group, she jumped right
in, helping at the Air Show, organizing Treats to the Towers, and
helping out behind the scenes in our fund raising activities. In
addition to those demanding activities, she is the one who writes
and submits articles about our Chapter’s activities for The
Southwesterly. She has set a high standard for volunteer work in
the Ventura County Ninety-Nines’ Chapter.
In fact, there have
been many organizational improvements which you may not realize were
due to this woman’s talent for both organization and diplomacy.
Her business acumen has helped evaluate and redesign the Silent
Auction and Raffle. She helped us acquire and make use of our credit
card reader, improving our income from our air show events, the
Governor’s Tea, and also the Annual Pilot Proficiency Classes.
When it comes to
solving a problem with a petulant customer, she is a master
diplomat. Her face and manner remain calm through the most difficult
situations, when a lesser woman’s ire would show. She consistently
exhibits calm and reserve in the face of daunting frustration and
exhaustion. Quiet and unassuming, her subtle sense of humor will
sneak up on you.
Her inner calm must
be a great asset in the cockpit. Most of us have been spared the
experience of flying without an engine, but this lady is not afraid
to fly without one; she actually learned to fly in a glider! She now
enjoys flying a Piper Arrow with her husband. The wonderful 49.5 she
brought to us has also contributed a huge amount of
behind-the-scenes help himself!
We are indeed
fortunate to have both of these great folks among us. If you
haven’t guessed who our 2009 Woman Pilot of the Year is yet,
please join us in giving a big hand to AILEEN JOHNSON!
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