Tag Archives: Air Race Classic

Spot On: SIU’s Saluki Aces Finish Second In 2023 Air Race Classic

by Pete Rosenbery Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue CARBONDALE, ILL. – Trusting their instincts and making smart decisions to overcome difficult weather paid off for Southern Illinois University Carbondale Aviation’s Saluki Aces Meadow Boden and Graci … Continue reading

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Past, Present & Future: Opportunities For Women Aviators of All Ages

by Kristine Reigel Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2019 Issue Since the earliest days of aviation, women have been involved. From the first female mechanic in 1902, to the Women Airforce Service Pilots(WASP) of World War II, the first … Continue reading

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121 Women Pilots & 56 Teams To Compete In 42nd Annual Air Race Classic

Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue The field is set for the 42nd Annual Air Race Classic (ARC), the annual all-women cross-country airplane race. Fifty-six teams, consisting of 121 women pilots from across the country and around the … Continue reading

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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Students Win 39th Annual Air Race Classic

Fifty-four (54) race teams competed in the 39th Annual Air Race Classic (ARC), an all-women’s air race, June 22-25, 2015. Stephanie Armstrong and Jessica Reed of Southern Illinois University placed first flying a 2011 Cessna Skyhawk 172R; Jennifer Pinkowski, Carly … Continue reading

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State Deputy Aviation Director To Fly In Air Race Classic

WICHITA, KAN. – The deputy aviation director with the Kansas Department of Transportation, Tiffany Brown, will fly in the 2015 Air Race Classic, June 22-25. The 2,199 nautical mile air race will involve more than 50 competitors from throughout the … Continue reading

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Advocacy First… Fun & Education Second

News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa by Yasmina Platt Manager, AOPA Central Southwest Region The 2014 legislative sessions in the Central Region (Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa) are wrapping up and the fly-in … Continue reading

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