Vale Olga Tarling
Australia's 1st female Air Traffic Controller, Olga Tarling has passed away.
Starting in the mid 1950s, Olga was the first female ATC (and also one of the first on equal pay - which had been won by her male colleagues).
For those that remember Olga she was a friend to trainees male and female alike. Shepioneered in aviation both as an ATC and as a commercial pilot.
She was also President of the Australian Women Pilot's Association.
She will be missed by her colleagues in Exatco (Ex Air Traffic Control Officers), with whom she maintained contact to the end.
John Botwood
President EXATCO