📅 Recorded Live at AirVenture 2025 – Oshkosh, WI
Episode Description:
In this special live episode from EAA AirVenture 2025, we sit down with Mary Latimer, a trailblazing aviator, educator, and advocate for women in aviation. Mary’s career spans from her first solo in 1972 to earning her ATP, A&P, IA, and CFI, to serving 26 years as an air traffic controller, and becoming a Designated Pilot Examiner.
We discuss her incredible journey through multiple corners of aviation, her creation of the Girls in Flight Training (GIFT) Academy—a nonprofit dedicated to empowering women to achieve their flight training goals—and the impact it’s made nationwide.
Mary also reflects on her 2025 induction into the Flight Instructor Hall of Fame, what the honor means to her, and why she’s still passionate about inspiring the next generation of pilots.
Whether you’re a seasoned aviator or just love a good story of perseverance and passion, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.
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