My name is Bettina Jenkins Bathe and I live in Calgary, Alberta Canada. I have been flying since 1988 and love every moment of it. My favourite plane to fly is the trusty old DC-3 which I flew while living in Miami, Florida. I have two children who have flown with me several times and love going flying with mommy as we try to touch the sky. This lead me to start writing aviation books called Violet the Pilot.
I wanted to be a pilot ever since my girlfriends Dad came into my Kindergarten class and put his Captains hat on my head..I ran home that afternoon to announce to my family that I too will fly the friendly skies. I than found out that my Uncle was a Pilot in the war and that my mom took flying lessons...how cool! I always knew I could spread my wings and obtain my flight licence. Along the way it was other female pilots encouraging me and guiding me in the right direction.
Feel free to view more at www.violetthepilot.com. My e-mail is violetthepilot@shaw.ca . In each book Violet flies a different aircraft to so many places like Canada, Hawaii, France, Arctic. Future books will be in Australia, Africa, Asia and South America. Looking forward to making her into a live children's play, TV Series, DVD movie and more. Spread your wings and fly high!
The funniest story I have to share is when flying over Lake Huron at 10,000 feet the co-pilots door flew open..wow, what do we do now in the middle of the night while flying over water? Luckily, we were able to close it and the next day examined what happened. A Maintenance person was telling us how lucky we were for their was actually a slight fuel leak and by the door venting new air we were able to continue on our way. A lesson that I learned is always be prepared for every situation. Talk with others about your goals and dreams and only hang around those that ask and encourage, and foster your journey to an aviation career daily. Feel free to write me at violetthepilot@shaw.ca or call me at 1-403-284-1418.