Female Helicopter pilots.....
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WG99 ... Google ... Dini Petty Pink Helicopter ..... When she was 22 (1967) she flew a Hughes 269 for 5000 hours over Toronto Canada doing News reports
Later she went on to have her own (excellent) afternoon talk show and was the only person Red Skelton would do a one-on-one interview with , some of it is archived on Youtube.
She is still around , must be about 70 now , great gal.
WG99 ... Google ... Dini Petty Pink Helicopter ..... When she was 22 (1967) she flew a Hughes 269 for 5000 hours over Toronto Canada doing News reports
Later she went on to have her own (excellent) afternoon talk show and was the only person Red Skelton would do a one-on-one interview with , some of it is archived on Youtube.
She is still around , must be about 70 now , great gal.
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Arnie, are you telling WG99 to research the history of herself?
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I have great respect for Lady Pilots (or should it be Pilotess) I was taught by a really nice gal called Wendy, she was patience personified , and never got into a sweat in my early lessons when all my mistake kept on occurring, she taught and spoke so clearly that I understood everything she said..it was making my hands and feet do what she instructed that took the time... much respect to all Pilotess's.... especially Wendy who's skill allowed me a new multi dimensional freedom eventually.. 
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Female Helicopter pilots ......
Whirly Girl history shows that Dini Petty was born in the UK and became WG 131. Think this was in 1967 at age 22. She was a TV Personality and flew her pink H269 doing traffic patrols in Toronto, Canada. Very experienced and highly regarded. Believe she was born in 1945 and at 70 was/is still flying. Google shows some great photos. Maybe this is on interest.
Australia had first Whirly Girl in 1965 (No.99), second was No.248 and third was No.332. Not sure if any in between but had a highly experienced No.530. The numbers signify order in which their helicopter pilot licences were attained. Originally the group was formed for the first 100 in the World, but has grown somewhat since. Hanna Reitsch was WG No.1 and is reported to have been the first pilot to fly the first practical helicopter, in the World.
Ref: Hovering , by Henry M. Holden, Black Hawk Publishing Company 1994.
Australia had first Whirly Girl in 1965 (No.99), second was No.248 and third was No.332. Not sure if any in between but had a highly experienced No.530. The numbers signify order in which their helicopter pilot licences were attained. Originally the group was formed for the first 100 in the World, but has grown somewhat since. Hanna Reitsch was WG No.1 and is reported to have been the first pilot to fly the first practical helicopter, in the World.
Ref: Hovering , by Henry M. Holden, Black Hawk Publishing Company 1994.
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Thanks for the clarification! 
