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Her journeys have been very much 21st century ones, embracing the GoPro era with copious cameras and photographers, and a chase aircraft bringing luggage and avgas, and also assisting in navigation, and very proactive PR. Moreover, for most flights on the 2015/6 expedition to Australia she was accompanied by the aircraft's owner, Ewald Gritsch, a 20,000 hour instructor."
Interesting article.
So here is the chase-plane assisting with the navigation which was such a "feat" for Tracey, in that aeroplane that is not hers, and Ewald along just to see she doesn't break it.
Role model? - No.
Worthy of any award? - No.
Proactive
PR? Yes, in over-drive and no one applying any brakes.
Right to remove the Bill Woodham Trophy? - Yes
People have done great things in the past, received awards for doing so but these have been removed when the truth came out. (See the Lance Armstrong story)