Tracey now appears to be back tracking on the solo claims despite hundreds of articles she failed to correct.
However in both of her long distance flight she claimed to be emulating Mary Heath and Amy Johnson.
Both of those women flew alone,solo,without other pilots on board etc.
A reminder here of the meaning of emulate.
match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
"most rulers wished to emulate Alexander the Great"
synonyms: imitate, copy, reproduce, mimic, mirror, echo, follow, model oneself on, take as a model, take as an example;