​San Carlos Flight Center Celebrates Women Pilots with Summer Video Project

From SCFC: San Carlos Flight Center ("SCFC") is pleased to release a short video celebrating the women students and pilots of general aviation. The video brings together present and future women pilots, and shows the positive impact that aviation had in their lives. San Carlos Flight Center chose to launch this video project because flying is a visually stunning activity, and the video shows women pilots in action.

The video, “It All Began”, shows the path that interested women can take to become licensed pilots. From looking out a window, to taking the initial steps into a flight school, the transformation that occurs in a flight training process is displayed in full detail. The video was inspired by the song “A Piece of Sky” written by Michel Legrand with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman for the movie Yentl. The song chronicles the journey of a woman realizing her potential to follow her dreams, and SCFC's video includes a beautiful cover recorded by Nita Whitaker.

The video was created as a summer project, filmed and directed by SCFC staff member Michelle Karpishin, a past winner of the Upwind Summer Scholarship. Karpishin invited all of the women SCFC pilots to participate in the filming, and many responded, eager to share their experiences with the next generation of women pilots.

While women are underrepresented in the aviation community, their influence is obvious, from learning to fly and taking passengers to working as Air Traffic Control tower operators. San Carlos Flight Center hopes to show through the video, that women are not only capable of being pilots, but that goals can be turned into a reality if you step outside and start on the path.

Fly Like A Girl is SCFC’s women’s pilot organization dedicated to encouraging all women in aviation, both in training and post-license. The video will be available on San Carlos Flight Center's and Fly Like A Girl's Facebook pages, as well as on Youtube.com. San Carlos Flight Center supports Girls in Aviation Day, September 23, 2017.

Video Link: https://youtu.be/r51ahIP0_yw

Photo courtesy of SCFC