Trying to establish the truth about TCT is like knitting spaghetti.
Take this quote from AOPA suggesting she trained as a diplomat!
Raised in Canada, Curtis-Taylor has lived in England, where she trained as a diamond valuer and diplomat; in South Africa; and in New Zealand, where she learned to fly World War II airplanes with the New Zealand Warbird Association. She also has worked in aerial photography and mapping. She has as strong of an interest in antique cars as she does in airplanes.
Written by this man.
Alton K. Marsh
So is Alton making this up or has he been fed a press release?
Here are his qualifications...
AOPA Pilot Senior Editor, AOPA
AOPA Pilot Senior Editor Alton Marsh has been a pilot since 1970 and has an airline transport pilot certificate and instrument and multiengine flight instructor certificates, aerobatic training, and a commercial seaplane certificate.
source
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/...d-to-australia
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