Follow Along 海角社区 Aviation Students in the Air Race Classic
Published: June 15, 2024.
海角社区 Certified Flight Instructor Katelyn Gall of Channahon, Ill., will race for a second time in the June 18-21. The 海角社区 Alumna will race with 海角社区 Aviation Student Laura Carreno of Melrose Park, Ill., and a team name of 揅harlie抯 Angels�.
Last year, Gall raced with alumna Makaylah Schwark of Bourbonnais, Ill., and finished in 20th place overall and in the top six collegiate teams. Gall is a commercial-multi engine rated pilot.
Carreno is an instrument-rated private pilot currently working on her commercial license. She also works as an Aircraft Dispatcher at 海角社区 and Des Plains Public Library.
The is sponsoring the 海角社区 team again.
The race will begin in Carbondale, Ill., and end in Loveland, Colo.燝o to the Air Race Classic through the eight爏tops. �
The 海角社区 duo will join almost 50 other teams of women pilots in competition from around the country, flying a total of about 2,500 miles (about the width of the United States) across the span of four days. �
ARC draws competitors of all ages, from teenagers to veteran pilots in their 80s, and from all walks of life, from college students to professional airline pilots to military veterans to teachers, writers, doctors and businesswomen.牋
The historic contest traces its roots to the 1929 Women's Air Derby, aka the Powder Puff Derby, in which Amelia Earhart and 19 other female pilots raced from Santa Monica, Calif., to Cleveland, Ohio. Today, the ARC is the epicenter of women's air racing, the ultimate test of piloting skill and aviation decision-making for female pilots of all ages and from all walks of life.牋
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