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Video: Why your daughter should learn how to fly an airplane

By General Aviation News Staff · March 21, 2020 ·

In a new Ted Talk posted on YouTube, Leah Ochs discusses the advantages of being a female in the male-dominated industry of aviation, and the relatively overlooked benefits of obtaining a pilot certificate as a young woman.

“Aside from the cool factor of being a pilot, the benefits of having a pilot’s license are limitless,” she says.

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  1. TedK says

    March 22, 2020 at 3:12 pm

    My daughter asked to learn to fly in high school. She figured it would help set her apart in getting into a top notch university. It did, and they gave here a scholarship too! She built upon that to become an engineer, and has now become a nurse. She has given herself the confidence to do whatever she wants.

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