Tracey Curtis-Taylor (Merged threads)
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Terry Holloway quote
By coincidence I am also outside of the UK in KL and Asia until the UK spring/April.
If anyone wants to make contact please message me via Ppprune.Modern communication is a wonderful thing for those who do not have dedicated PR resources.
Kirk seems to have mastered the art in Africa. He appears to have an interesting outreach and support team
For someone so dedicated to advancing women in aviation the least I would have expected is a response defending the mistruths and media errors.
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I did indeed pose the questions some time ago when I was in contact with her, but I believe she is out of the country until next spring.
If anyone wants to make contact please message me via Ppprune.Modern communication is a wonderful thing for those who do not have dedicated PR resources.
Kirk seems to have mastered the art in Africa. He appears to have an interesting outreach and support team
For someone so dedicated to advancing women in aviation the least I would have expected is a response defending the mistruths and media errors.
Happy New year to all who have contributed to this interesting thread.
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Terry Holloway quote
By coincidence I am also outside of the UK in KL and Asia until the UK spring/April.
If anyone wants to make contact please message me via Ppprune.Modern communication is a wonderful thing for those who do not have dedicated PR resources.
Kirk seems to have mastered the art in Africa. He appears to have an interesting outreach and support team
For someone so dedicated to advancing women in aviation the least I would have expected is a response defending the mistruths and media errors.
Happy New year to all who have contributed to this interesting thread.
By coincidence I am also outside of the UK in KL and Asia until the UK spring/April.
If anyone wants to make contact please message me via Ppprune.Modern communication is a wonderful thing for those who do not have dedicated PR resources.
Kirk seems to have mastered the art in Africa. He appears to have an interesting outreach and support team
For someone so dedicated to advancing women in aviation the least I would have expected is a response defending the mistruths and media errors.
Happy New year to all who have contributed to this interesting thread.
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I did indeed pose the questions some time ago when I was in contact with her, but I believe she is out of the country until the spring next year.
Those who speculated an award for TCT, demonstrated their complete ignorance of the Honours system, which is managed by the Honours Nomination Unit in 10 Downing Street, and no advance information is published, other than to the recipient who is asked to confirm that they will accept the award. That letter also tells them to "keep quiet" bout the award until the list is made public. It also raises a question mark over their professed knowledge of other TCT matters which THEY have published on this thread
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As you will see this is my 1st post (so please be gentle). As female PPL, I have been following this story with interest. It would be really helpful if someone could point me to the "video clip published earlier in this thread in which she personally makes that claim" - I HAVE tried to find it but there are 157 pages to work through. Many Thanks in advance, H
Edited clips:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZD6IsGmGgw
Full video from which the clips were taken:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpFQmFx7u8c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZD6IsGmGgw
Full video from which the clips were taken:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpFQmFx7u8c
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As you will see this is my 1st post (so please be gentle). As female PPL, I have been following this story with interest. It would be really helpful if someone could point me to the "video clip published earlier in this thread in which she personally makes that claim" - I HAVE tried to find it but there are 157 pages to work through. Many Thanks in advance, H
In addition to the video clip, you may find the image in this earlier post useful:
The quote at the top is a later "clarification" from Ms Curtis-Taylor; i.e. not what she said at the time.
I hope this helps
Tabs please !
Here's a link to the accident report where it was declared that Ewald logged the same flight hours on type as TCT.
https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms/search/d...012&mkey=93153
https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms/search/d...012&mkey=93153
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I recently spent some time in a crew room unable to go anywhere due to freezing rain, there were also four other pilots "claged in" having a conversation regarding this whole fiasco, what I found interesting was the sentiments expressed by these folks, one was obviously a Brit, one Canadian and two Americans if the accents were any guide. The general consensus was that British institutions can no longer be trusted as what were once respected ethical professional organisations are now in the hands of imposters along for a free ride, so it would seem to me that the effects of such dishonesty are wide ranging, this seems like another good reason for the offenders to come clean. From my own point of view I think the senior officers who went along with this mess should be kicked out of the military, in the mean time lets all try to have a great 2017!
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I recently spent some time in a crew room unable to go anywhere due to freezing rain, there were also four other pilots "claged in" having a conversation regarding this whole fiasco, what I found interesting was the sentiments expressed by these folks, one was obviously a Brit, one Canadian and two Americans if the accents were any guide. The general consensus was that British institutions can no longer be trusted as what were once respected ethical professional organisations are now in the hands of imposters along for a free ride, so it would seem to me that the effects of such dishonesty are wide ranging, this seems like another good reason for the offenders to come clean. From my own point of view I think the senior officers who went along with this mess should be kicked out of the military, in the mean time lets all try to have a great 2017!
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Name one female that received something tangible from this outreach effort other than being an audience member during a talk. A scholarship, flight training, an apprenticeship, engineering mentoring, an internship, a bursary, something !
I'm sure if there was a success story PR man Kelly would have been shouting it from the rooftops.
a great deal of outreach work and the encouragement of females into aviation.
I'm sure if there was a success story PR man Kelly would have been shouting it from the rooftops.
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HCAP, The Air League and the Royal Aeronautical Society "he" might have pointed out that their awards were given out for a flight which was not flown solo, and which was advertised from the outset to be a flight with someone in the other cockpit.
I understood the promotion of TCT's flight to "honour" the similar flights of Lady Heath & Amy Johnson- which were solo flights. If a pair of pilots made TCT's flight, with a support crew and aircraft, and modern navigation, what is award worthy of that flight?
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I was referring to the recent awards which were for the Australia fight. The media assumed it was solo, but it wasn't and from the outset that trip was not planned as a solo flight. I speak only for The Air League which awarded a framed certificate on the basis of that flight and for the reasons given. There was no misunderstanding or question in our minds about it being solo, and thus there was no deceit on TCTs part to The Air League. We also thought it was a long and gutsy flight, but I know others have differing views about whether a "dual" flight to Australia at 95Kts is that merit worthy.
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Oh come on then, round 15, someone please post the pic of Mother Theresa stepping out of the Stearman in Oz holding the solo award certificate with a **** eating grin bigger than Dallas.
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The Air League were very clear about the Australia trip not being solo and gave her the framed commendation on that basis. There was no deceit whatsoever. Look at the wording of the awards......!
...and this is why the thread never gets boring.
I said before that there were lots of little threads that still required a tug to get them unravelling and this one has been niggling me for some time...
When TCT left Farnborough for Oz she was on her own;why?
Quite simply it was because ALL the media were there to see her off and explaining the second person in the aircraft would have been rather difficult at that crucial phase of the journey. A short, easy, hop across the channel to pick up her pax (out of sight of the cameras) and off THEY toddled to the southern hemisphere. The more it niggles me the more I wonder if she went Farnborough to somewhere more local to pick up her pax and then across the channel.
I would really really really like to get my hands on the GenDocs which should show who was in the aircraft and for which leg(s) of the flight TCT managed on her own (with chase plane either "chasing" or "leading").
If HCAP knew all along it was not solo how come Portsmouth Uni did not have the same information? They too amended their reasons for the award they gave once the crap started to hit the fan, not expecting an FOI request which shows they gave it for a 13,000mile solo flight. One of the early HCAP citations had Ewald as the co-pilot/engineer; how does that sit with her sole pilot claim.
Bottom line is someone has lied and awards and sponsorship have been dished out like smarties based upon these lies.
I said before that there were lots of little threads that still required a tug to get them unravelling and this one has been niggling me for some time...
When TCT left Farnborough for Oz she was on her own;why?
Quite simply it was because ALL the media were there to see her off and explaining the second person in the aircraft would have been rather difficult at that crucial phase of the journey. A short, easy, hop across the channel to pick up her pax (out of sight of the cameras) and off THEY toddled to the southern hemisphere. The more it niggles me the more I wonder if she went Farnborough to somewhere more local to pick up her pax and then across the channel.
I would really really really like to get my hands on the GenDocs which should show who was in the aircraft and for which leg(s) of the flight TCT managed on her own (with chase plane either "chasing" or "leading").
If HCAP knew all along it was not solo how come Portsmouth Uni did not have the same information? They too amended their reasons for the award they gave once the crap started to hit the fan, not expecting an FOI request which shows they gave it for a 13,000mile solo flight. One of the early HCAP citations had Ewald as the co-pilot/engineer; how does that sit with her sole pilot claim.
Bottom line is someone has lied and awards and sponsorship have been dished out like smarties based upon these lies.