By AMELIA T. REIHELD As I climbed into the sky southwest-bound over North Carolina’s Albemarle Sound a few weeks ago, the reality hit: I was about to become part of a tradition begun in 1929 by pioneer aviatrixes, determined to prove their mettle to a skeptical men’s aviation world. And it was too late to chicken out. This year’s cross-country Air Race Classic was to include 50 little airplanes and more than 100 women pilots from all over North America, including my new friend and air-race pilot, Linda Keller, of Mobile, Ala., and her Piper Cherokee 180, “Ms. Lima.” Continue Reading »

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