I never met Nancy but saw her on TV and in the press numerous times. There are individuals who touch us from afar. They reach through everything that is and connect to us down deep within the soul. Their lives demonstrate that old adage "you can achieve anything if you really put your mind to it..." Nancy was one of these. What a grand lady!
And how many people did she inspire?! Certainly many women who've taken up the challenge to become pilots in such a male dominated arena would have benefitted from the unlimited energy Nancy put out there. And many of us men who've taken to the skies have also realised just what a gargantuan achievement it was to have done what she did (although, we can never really know what it is like; we just have some basic notions of how tough it was for her).
Well Nancy, everything we've ever loved about flying; those crisp stunning days, the shimmer of sparkling water beneath you, the feeling of swooping around base and final with the numbers nailed for the most magnificent greaser, the layers of cloud with setting sun streaming through, the thrills, the wonder and the sheer beauty that many of us reading this have been so fortunate to experience are yours forever. Right now I bet you've already transcended time & space and you're flying like never before!
Thank you for being you; it was just wonderful.
Rene
