New Beginnings

As fall is ushering in, many people stop and reflect on the summer that just was and look forward to the holiday season approaching. It's an exciting time to think about new beginnings. For PinkTails Aviation Academy, that includes new donors, new advocates, new media mentions, and new fundraising opportunities.

"Build the Foundation" is focused on beginning to see the Academy dream come to life. Site plans, blueprints, and artist's rendering are part of the reality to secure a location. With your support, future female aviators will live their dream, one private pilot certificate at a time.

Thank you!

New Donors

The last 45 days welcomed a number of new donors.

The first Extraordinary Woman
The first PinkTails Impact Crew (P.I.C.) subscription member
The first Schwab Charitable donor
The first tribute to an Extraordinary Woman

Thank you so much!! Your gift allows continued mission critical engagement! To learn how you can make an impact.

test flight in a Tecnam

New Approach

Flight training can be challenging enough without an ever-changing cockpit. Making it easy for students to focus on flying is critical to their success. Consistency in aircraft reduces the anxiety of learning to fly.

To help with that, Tecnam North America flew to Madison with their P2010 trainer. Sarah and Tanya took to the skies for a test flight in this sweet little craft and put it through its paces. What an awesome plane!!

New Advocates

Many of you offered encouragement and advice during the last year. It provided the strength to expand the the circle of advocates including

local aviation enthusiasts at a number of flying clubs
fellow attendees at local mentoring workshops
national aviation associations made possible by the awesome press release created with 100 Extraordinary Women

You can help spread the word and build awareness to redefine the face of aviation by being social wherever you hang out.

Bessie Raiche - first American woman to solo an airplane

New Media Mentions

"Be an Inspiration" is a core value of the Academy. Supporting aviation causes help us live our values everyday. All three co-founders have been in the news recently inspiring girls to consider aviation as a career or hobby.

Flying high with Above the Clouds
Celebrating Girls in Aviation Day with Women in Aviation International

If you know a girl or young adult who may be inspired to explore the aviation world, show your encouragement by sharing these stories.

New Fundraising Opportunities

The most wonderful time of the year is fast approaching. For many charities, Giving Tuesday allows generous people to make a huge impact on causes they care about. Preparations are under way for the first Giving Tuesday as a new nonprofit organization. It's focused on simplifying your ability to make an impact.

100extraordinarywomen.com is the crowd-sourcing option for women who are ready to make a difference or for men who wish to pay tribute to an influential woman. $100 from 100 donors. You can make it happen! Pass it on!
Shop with Scrip is the e-gift card option that makes shopping easy and convenient. You buy e-gift cards and a rebate is immediately donated to the Academy. Use the gift cards for everyday shopping. It's available now and all year long.
smile.amazon.com is now active for all hard-core Amazon shoppers! Just set PinkTails Aviation Academy as your preferred charity and your love of shopping turns into a bunch of smiles!

Aviation News:

Delta’s WING flight inspires girls to pursue aviation careers (Today)

Girls in Aviation event teaches young girls about field dominated by men (Wisconsin State Journal)

JetBlue program aims to inspire girls to pursue aviation careers (Boston Herald)

The Mission

PinkTails Aviation Academy, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, provides women a safe, supportive learning environment to build the foundational skills necessary to soar in the aviation industry.