![]() ![]() “I wanted to do something to reconnect with some of the fun times we had together and immediately thought of RC planes,” she told me. Courtney’s father passed away in 2010, but memories of him teaching her how to fly in the late 1970s lingered with her. ![]() Photo by David Hasegawa.Īnother woman whose love of flying has its ties to her father is Courtney, who lives in Florida. She enjoys rubber band-powered airplane building and flying. “The reason I enjoy flying is because of how fun it is, as well as how the activity reminds me of my dad, whom I’m very close to.”Īmelia Arroyo is shown at a school competition. “People are thrilled that I fly model aircraft,” she told me. She’s a participant on her school’s Science Olympiad team, where she’s been recognized for her rubber band-powered airplane building and flying abilities. She grew up immersed in the hobby, having always been intrigued by her dad’s involvement in building rubber band-powered model airplanes.Īlthough today she primarily flies nitro-powered aircraft ranging from World War II warbirds to aerobatic airplanes, Amelia said that she hasn’t left her love of rubber band-powered flight behind. Philbrick.Īnother one who enjoys flying is 17-year-old Amelia Arroyo, a California resident who explained that her father named her after none other than Amelia Earhart. It’s a hobby filled with great people,” Amy said.Īmy Philbrick, who enjoys flying her Eindecker, is wearing a T-shirt that reads, “Women Fly Too.” Photo by John W. “I get nothing but respect at the events we have been to. Upon discovering the wonder of flight at the Warbirds Over Delaware event, the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome’s RC Jamboree, and the Connecticut Multi-Wing Fly-In, she became hooked. She became involved in aeromodeling while dating her now-husband, Whitney, in the early 2000s. She also has a Fairchild PT-19 and a Balsa USA Fokker Eindecker. These talented ladies fly a range of aircraft and have varying levels of involvement.Īmy Philbrick, from Tennessee, is no stranger to flying Giant Scale airplanes, including a Sig Manufacturing 1/2-scale Piper J-3 Cub that she turned into a Navy NE-1. I chose to focus on female RC pilots for this month’s column. After all, it’s a unique hobby, not to mention one that has predominantly male participation. ![]() When I tell people that I fly RC aircraft, it often generates a lot of interest. As seen in the June 2016 issue of Model Aviation. ![]()
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