Margaret J. Ringenberg's dream took flight in the Women's Flying Training Detachment in 1943. More than 50 years later she is still living her dream. Readers will relate to her "down-to-earth" style as she shares her unique perspective on life as a female aviator. As a World War II ferry pilot, flight instructor, corporate pilot, and air racer, Mrs. Ringenberg has not only made history, set records, and won trophies; she has changed lives. All while doing what she loves-flying.
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Margaret Ringenberg is an active pilot with more than 40,000 hours of flying time. She holds both single engine and multi-engine ratings. She began air racing in 1957, flying the last twenty Powder Puff Derbies and every Air Race Classic since 1977. In 1994 she fulfilled her dream of flying around the world. She is a native born Hoosier who is proud of the fact that except for her time in the military, she has never lived outside of Allen County, Indiana.
She is featured in Tom Brokaw's book The Greatest Generation and was recently seen on NBC Nightly News.
Jane Roth is a freelance writer from Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Fascinating, fun book alive with REAL history.,
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This review is from: Girls Can't Be Pilots: An Aerobiography (Paperback)
Margaret and I just finished flying 3 days together around the country. As we met people for the first time, we found that they were as interested in Margaret's life as I was when I read the book. Margaret has a self effacing way of presenting astonishing accomplishments and she is STILL doing them. We believe she is the oldest pilot ever to have raced around the world. This book tells about her life as a pilot during World War II and what is was like to be a woman pilot for the Air Force. There is no crusade here, just interesting tidbits of how life was lived by 'ordinary' people who did extraordainary things.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Remarkable Lady,
By Inge Harte (Marion, Indiana) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Girls Can't Be Pilots: An Aerobiography (Paperback)
We met Margaret and read her book cover to cover. This 80 year young Grandmother is still flying today. As a matter of fact as we write this review Margaret is racing a twin engine Beech Baron from London, England to Sydney, Australia. March 11th thru April 8th, 2001. ... Her book is as remarkable as she is. This 40,000 hour Grandmother Pilot has proved Girls CAN Be Pilots. (Anything they want to be.)
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This is an outstanding book written by a woman who not only became a pilot, but then served as a WASP (Womens' Airforce Service Pilots) during World War 2 and later had many adventures, including flying around the world. Highly recommended.
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