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Dyoll · 5 April 2008, 06:26 AM

cfgray
Two-seater Pilot

Your quote and posting beginning with "AAC CL, you certainly had an impressive array of aviators on your journey."

I agree, I am sure it will be worth the wait for the resumption of writing. It was very fortunate for me that Martha received her flight training at Kent State University. I am sure when the book is put in prospective and statistically analyzed a great number of things will appear. To have met and interviewed over ten "Octogenarian aviators" with a great number of these having their first solo in Jennies is significant. Of these was 87 years old pioneer aviatrix, Edna Gardner Whyte, who gave Martha a biennial flight review during her journey. Edna was also quite celebrated in the 1930's as an air racer competing with the boys such as Roscoe Turner and others.

Another of Martha's "Octogenarian aviators" was Johnny "Jennies to Jets" Miller, now a "Centurion Aviator."

Waiting patently, The other Lloyd

AAC Cadet Leader · 9 April 2008, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by cfgray

AAC CL, you certainly had an impressive array of aviators on your journey. I hope you give some serious consideration to offering your archive to NASM when that time comes. Your epic journey was an historic event which happened at a unique time when many legendary aviators were still very active and you seem to have managed to find quite a few of them.

Best,
cfgray

cfgray,
thank you for that weighty and complimentary suggestion. indeed, during my journey i was lucky to meet several well-known names in aviation and got to fly with a few of them, too. there have been a few museums that have asked me for my logbook and a few other items when i'm ready to let them go, including the representatives from NASM who were at old rhinebeck aerodrome when i was there in rhe fifth month of my journey.

AAC Cadet Leader · 9 April 2008, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Dyoll

cfgray
Two-seater Pilot

Your quote and posting beginning with "AAC CL, you certainly had an impressive array of aviators on your journey."

I agree, I am sure it will be worth the wait for the resumption of writing. It was very fortunate for me that Martha received her flight training at Kent State University. I am sure when the book is put in prospective and statistically analyzed a great number of things will appear. To have met and interviewed over ten "Octogenarian aviators" with a great number of these having their first solo in Jennies is significant. Of these was 87 years old pioneer aviatrix, Edna Gardner Whyte, who gave Martha a biennial flight review during her journey. Edna was also quite celebrated in the 1930's as an air racer competing with the boys such as Roscoe Turner and others.

Another of Martha's "Octogenarian aviators" was Johnny "Jennies to Jets" Miller, now a "Centurion Aviator."

Waiting patently, The other Lloyd

lloyd,
thank you for the your continued patience and encouragement. i am glad kent was where i learned to fly and meet some great life-long friends, including you!

edna gardner whyte was truly amazing at 87 as was johnny miller at 82, when i flew with them in their planes on my journey. john m. miller is now 102 years old and still involved in aviation! he has to be the last living pilot who had his first solo in a jenny.

McNarff · 26 April 2008, 11:03 AM

Hi Martha.
How you been? Busy I hope! I just noticed on the way in that you've had over 9,000 views on this thread. Wow! That's a lot of attention. I'll be looking forward to when you *kick* in again! Cheers!
Mic

AAC Cadet Leader · 26 April 2008, 07:24 PM

thanks, mc narff! yep, got too many irons in the fire right now, but this one needs to come back off the back burner. glad for the view count. soon... soon...

Roadhog · 30 April 2008, 09:55 AM

Dear Martha, You might want to check the new member introduction section. Another woman, a Brit, is wrting a book on women in aviation and asked for assistance. I gave her your Forum name and suggested that she get in touch with you. I hope that you don't mind. Her name is Liz Moscrop. VR, Scott

AAC Cadet Leader · 30 April 2008, 07:17 PM

sure thing, scott, thanks.

AAC Cadet Leader · 15 May 2008, 12:17 AM

dear friends,
i just got word from the eaa airventure forums and programs director that i made the cut to be one of the forum speakers at oshkosh airventure 2008 to give my slide show about my journey and this book in progress, titled, "Have Goggles, Will Travel!" woohoo! i have prime-time scheduling and excellent, large venues to present three times on the well-attended weekend:

Friday, August 1 at 10:00 a.m. in Forums Pavilion 1
Saturday, August 2 at 1:00 p.m. in the Vette - Museum
Saturday, August 2 at 7 p.m. in Forums Pavillion 5 (special reunion presentation for any of the journey pilots and hosts in attendance)

hope some of you can come see it. guess i better get busy again and put nose to grindstone to see if i can get this thread done before then and hopefully at least and abbreviated preview version of my book into print.

if not, i think i'll still have a great presentation with a suspended ending to be continued to next year. but, hey, if indiana jones can continue his journey, then why can't i?

backusstudio · 15 May 2008, 12:31 AM

Great news M! I'm already headed for the Right Coast first week in August. I may have to swing by Oshkosh for a listen. Congratulations on this great opportunity!

JohnReid · 15 May 2008, 05:08 AM

WOW! that is wonderful.Congrats. Cheers! John.