Today, women comprise about 6 percent of pilots in the United States. Geraldine Mock became the first women to fly around the world in 1964 in a single-engine Cessna 180 called the Spirit of Columbus. That flight stirred up more interest in air races. Dozens of others, like the New England Air Race, have drawn competitors from many states and from Canada. Lt. Col. Eileen Marie Collins.
People become pilots for the same reasons.
First, they love flying, and they love using their talents and being respected for them. And mostly, they love the feeling of belonging to this strong family called aviation.