Episode 005 - Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend

Welcome to The BoXX Office. Below are the show notes for this episode providing a brief introduction and links to stories covered in this episode. Also, just below this paragraph is a link to download the audio file in an mp3 format that can be listened to on a computer or other personal music listening device, (iPod, mp3 player, Windows Media player, etc.) 

Hope you enjoy the show. Let's burn this candle!

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News Reel 

Dr. Mae C. Jemison

• On January 7, 2012, NASA announced the selection of former astronaut Mae C Jemison, M.D. to be Commander of the DARPA seeded 100 Year Starship (100YSS) program. 

  

 

Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger

• On Feb. 6, 2012, President Barack Obama nominated Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger to the rank of general, and as the next commander of Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC). 
  

Feature Presentation

Originally from the United Kingdom, Suzanne Collins lived in South America before returning to the U.K. to finish her degree in Electrical Engineering. Eventually she immigrated to the United States and found gainful work as an Electronics technician before transitioning into the world of Information Technology and adding another degree to her resume in Business Administration. Her personal drive to continue learning as much as possible eventually led her to the sky. Flying was not a passion she anticipated but she discovered quickly that it was what she was meant to do. 

Aviation Accomplishments:

2007       Private Pilot
2009       Instrument Pilot
              Instrument Ground Instructor
                *(2009 AMESF Winner)
              FAA Safety Basic & Advanced WINGS
2010       Advanced Ground Instructor
              FAA Safety Basic, Advanced, and  Master WINGS
2011       SeaPlane Single-Engine (Add-On)
              FAA Safety Basic SeaWINGS

Aircraft Flown:  Cessna 172N/R/RG/SP/G1000, C177RG, CZAW SportCruzr, Diamond DA20 (A1/C1), DA40, Flight Design CTSw, Piper Arrow/Cherokee/Warrior, Symphony S160. 

Aviation Affiliation/Membership:

• Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association                    
• 99s International Organization of Women Pilots   
• Women In Aviation                                                 
• Civil Air Patrol                                
• NIFAJudge (National Intercollegiate Flying Association)
• Experimental Aircraft Association
• Sea-Plane Pilots Association  

For more information or to contact Suzanne directly, she can be found on Twitter at @techiepilot

  

                                                      

BoXX Office Recommendations

• Flight to Success, Karlene Pettit’s first published novel is now available on Kindle and shortly on Nook and in both paperback and hardback editions. 
  
• Registration is still open for the 23rd Annual International Women in Aviation Conference will be held March 8-10, in Dallas, Texas.
• March 10, 2012 is the Women of Aviation Worldwide Week “Fly it Forward” Event.
• Registration is still open for Sun-n-Fun in Florida, this March27 to April 1st 

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Credits....
Excerpt of Phenomenal Woman. Angelou, M. (1995), Phenomenal Woman, Random House
Permission has been given by all persons featured in this program for the exclusive use of The BoXX Office. Any other use is prohibited. © 2011

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Episode 004 - Legends and Descendents

Welcome to The BoXX Office. Below are the show notes for this episode providing a brief introduction and links to stories covered in this episode. Also, just below this paragraph is a link to download the audio file in an mp3 format that can be listened to on a computer or other personal music listening device, (iPod, mp3 player, Windows Media player, etc.) 

Hope you enjoy the show. Let's burn this candle!

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News Reel 

• Nigeria News reports, on December 9, 2011, Blessing Liman, has become Nigeria's first commissioned Female Military pilot.
  
• Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing in Cleveland, Ohio received a gift of $2 Million from the estate of Woman Air force Service Pilot, Dorothy Ebersbach

Feature Presentation

Amelia Rose Earhart

Monday, December 26, 2011, Amelia Rose Earhart, private pilot, news reporter at 9News in Denver, photographer and a meteorology student at Mississippi State University, will retrace historical 1937 North American voyage of the famed aviator. With her new Instrument Rating, she will be flying a Cirrus SR22, with her Flight instructor John Post of Independence Aviation. Amelia has captured many hearts and fans with her indomitable spirit. To allow people to come and enjoy the journey, she will be maintaining a blog to document the flight.

Fly with Amelia Earhart 

Flight plan is as follows:

Dec 26th: Denver to Oakland

Dec 27th: Oakland to Burbank

Dec 28th: Burbank to Tucson, Tucson to Austin

Dec 29th: Austin to New Orleans, New Orleans to Miami

Amelia is on Facebook and you can follow her on Twitter @amelia__earhart

BoXX Office Recommendations

• The Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance has extended its Scholarship deadline to January 15, 2012.
• Registration is still open for the 23rd Annual International Women in Aviation Conference will be held March 8-10, in Dallas, Texas.
• March 10, 2012 is the Women of Aviation Worldwide Week “Fly it Forward” Event.
• NORAD Tracks Santa

Special Thanks

Yaw Obruni

Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum

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Credits....
Excerpt of Phenomenal Woman. Angelou, M. (1995), Phenomenal Woman, Random House
Permission has been given by all persons featured in this program for the exclusive use of The BoXX Office. Any other use is prohibited. © 2011

Unless otherwise noted, music and sounds effects subject to Creative Commons License 3.0. Downloaded from www.JewelBeat.com.

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Episode 003 - Aviation and Beyond

Welcome to The BoXX Office. Below are the show notes for this episode providing a brief introduction and links to stories covered in this episode. Also, just below this paragraph is a link to download the audio file in an mp3 format that can be listened to on a computer or other personal music listening device, (iPod, mp3 player, Windows Media player, etc.) 

Hope you enjoy the show. Let's burn this candle!

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News Reel 

• The Women in Aerospace Awards were presented to honor seven women for outstanding contributions to the aerospace community.

• Illinois issues Military Women’s Veterans License Plates.  

Feature Presentation

USAF Capt. Michelle Ruehl on an F-18
Photo courtesy of Michelle Ruehl

Michelle Ruehl, a Michigan native, took after her grandfather from a very young age. Consuming books of airplanes her passion for aviation was evident. With the foresight of a man who can see the future, Michelle’s grandfather set her feet on the path, and she’s never looked back. When her friends went to regular universities, Michelle began her aviation career at the Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs. 

Using the skills the Air Force instilled in her, combined with her own enjoyment of aviation, Michelle forged a path that took her around the world and in several different cockpits. She tells how she got into aviation and what the spark that fired her competitive nature was. 

Working with orphans in Tanzania Photo courtesy of Michelle Ruehl

Michelle at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro Photo courtesy of Michelle Ruehl

Her story circumnavigates the world and expands not only outside the cockpit, but also beyond the bounds of aviation. For her, aviation is both a passion and a vehicle to explore the many opportunities in the world to give back and teach. In this episode she shares her story which includes extra-aviation activities in Ghana, Tibet and her work with Pikes Peak Therapeutic Riding Center. In a sense her career has come full circle, but like any true circle, there is no end. For Michelle, her story is continuing and has also just begun.

Michelle and Zyola in simulated flight.

BoXX Office Recommendations

Zero to Breakthrough The 7-Step, Battle-Tested Method for Accomplishing Goals That Matter, By Venice “Flygirl” Armour. Whom before she was thirty had become a decorated naval aviator and also holds the title of America's First African American female combat pilot. She believes that no dream is out of reach if you have the right flight plan.  In Zero to Breakthrough, she shares her technique of identifying and achieving your true goals be they aviation related, or not and excelling with flying colors.

Special Thanks

Steve Visscher of Plane Crazy Down Under Podcast

Stuart Stevenson (PilotStu) of the Aviation Media Network

Listeners Mikel Fitterman, Steve Finkelman, Braham Sacks

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Credits....
Excerpt of Phenomenal Woman. Angelou, M. (1995), Phenomenal Woman, Random House
Permission has been given by all persons featured in this program for the exclusive use of The BoXX Office. Any other use is prohibited. © 2011

Unless otherwise noted, music and sounds effects subject to Creative Commons License 3.0. Downloaded from www.JewelBeat.com.

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