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Old 22nd Sep 2020, 04:30
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Gordy
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
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As one who has shared the same airspace as her, and am somewhat "in the know"... although have not interacted personally with her, I have worked with Billings many times over the years including AJ prior to his passing, and I will say....

She did not ask for, or like all the publicity. She started flying with her father as a co-pilot, she has earned the right to her type certificate and will give any Hawk pilot or Chinook pilot a good run for their money on knowledge tests. She does have a lot to learn about fire and is extremely humble in admitting that. FWIW, I give her a plus 1 and look forward to drinking a beer with her in Boise at the annual fire pilot "meetings" once she is old enough.....

I think she would be quite happy to go back to flying incognito again and just do her job.
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