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TRAINING PRODUCTS

EVENTS

Women In Aviation holds
record-setting event
Twenty-fifth anniversary conference sees
high attendance

MORE THAN 4,500 attendees packed the twenty-fifth
annual Women in Aviation International conference
in March, setting a record for the association. "I could
never have imagined the size of this conference back
25 years ago," said WAI President Peggy Chabrian-125 people attended that event.
Four women were inducted into WAI's international Pioneer Hall of Fame-Dr. Nancy Currie,
astronaut and mission specialist on the International
Space Station; Beryl Markham, author of the aviation
classic West with the Night; Sally Ride, astronaut and
first American woman in space; and Sheila Scott, a
British pilot with more than 100 records, trophies,
and awards.
As part of the celebration, a time capsule was
created to be opened at the fiftieth anniversary conference. In addition to publications, products, toys,
and other items placed in the time capsule, members
were given a card asking some questions about themselves and the industry, one of which was a prediction
about the aviation community 25 years from now.
The event featured WAI's third annual "Bring
Your Daughter to the Conference Day," also known as
Daughter Day. During this daylong event, girls from
age 10 to 17 take part in activities to encourage them
to select aviation as a career. "This was our biggest
Daughter Day by far with 250 girls and 80 chaperones," said Chabrian.
Some 241 international delegates attended the
conference. The largest group of international attendees were from Nigeria, Canada, and the United Arab
Emirates. The exhibit hall displayed 133 companies
and organizations, representing all aspects of the aviation community, and 86 scholarships were distributed
totaling nearly $500,000. For more information, visit
the website (www.wai.org).

TRAINING PRODUCTS

MyGoFlight DualMicro
device charger
PILOTS LOVE THEIR gadgets-but all
those gadgets require power, and
they become expensive paperweights if the battery dies in flight.
The DualMicro Charger from
MyGoFlight lets you charge two
full-sized tablets, phones, or other devices simultaneously. It supports
12- and 24-volt systems. It can be tucked into a flight bag, ready to go
when you are.
PRICE: $29.99
www.mygoflight.com

Sporty's Checklist App
WHAT'S BETTER THAN having your old faithful checklist securely stored
in an airplane? Nothing-until the day you can't find it. That happened to
me on a cross-country flight last year. The checklist eventually turned up,
but it went missing long enough that I started to wonder how I would be
able to do a thorough preflight without it. (Rely on memory, you say? No
thanks.)
Sporty's offers Qref aircraft checklists for the iPhone and iPad. The
same content found in the Qref checklists are available in a customizable
app. Checklists are available for more than 50 models of aircraft. A user
can customize any item to an individual checklist, and checklists can be
moved from one device to another.
PRICE: App is free; each model checklist is $9.95
www.sportys.com/apps

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