Trish
Military and Civilian Pilot, Dispatcher and Navigator
Hi,
My name is Trish Beckman, and I was a Commander in the US
Navy (now retired). I currently fly for Boeing Commercial
Airplanes Group, in Seattle, Washington. I hold FAA licenses as
an Aircraft Dispatcher and a Flight Navigator. I also fly as a
System Operator (similar to flight engineer) for production and
engineering test flights of the Boeing 737, and as a Flight
Navigator for ferry flights and engineering test flights (737, 767,
777). I have over 4100 flight hours in 71 aircraft types.
I spent over 28 years on active duty in the US Navy (8 years
enlisted and 20 years as an officer). As a Naval Flight Officer
(NFO, or Navigator), I flew in 67 types of aircraft. My primary
aircraft qualifications were in the EC-130Q, F/A-18D, E-6A,
S-3A/B, and F-15E. I was the first woman to qualify as a
crewmember in the F-15E (1992), and I was the first American
woman to qualify as a crewmember in the F/A-18D (1990).
Military and Civilian Pilot, Dispatcher and Navigator
Hi,
My name is Trish Beckman, and I was a Commander in the US
Navy (now retired). I currently fly for Boeing Commercial
Airplanes Group, in Seattle, Washington. I hold FAA licenses as
an Aircraft Dispatcher and a Flight Navigator. I also fly as a
System Operator (similar to flight engineer) for production and
engineering test flights of the Boeing 737, and as a Flight
Navigator for ferry flights and engineering test flights (737, 767,
777). I have over 4100 flight hours in 71 aircraft types.
I spent over 28 years on active duty in the US Navy (8 years
enlisted and 20 years as an officer). As a Naval Flight Officer
(NFO, or Navigator), I flew in 67 types of aircraft. My primary
aircraft qualifications were in the EC-130Q, F/A-18D, E-6A,
S-3A/B, and F-15E. I was the first woman to qualify as a
crewmember in the F-15E (1992), and I was the first American
woman to qualify as a crewmember in the F/A-18D (1990).
Besides being a graduate of the US Naval Test Pilot School, I also
instructed there. I holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering (North
Carolina State University), an MS in Aeronautical Engineering (Naval
Postgraduate School), and a Masters in Business Administration
(MBA, Webster University).
I am a Past President of Women Military Aviators, Inc. (WMA), am a
founding board member of Women in Aviation, International (WAI),
and am also a founding board member of the Sino-American Aviation
Heritage Foundation (SAAHF). I volunteer as a workshop presenter
for Sally Ride Science, at festivals around the country, to encourage
girls to pursue careers in math and science.
instructed there. I holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering (North
Carolina State University), an MS in Aeronautical Engineering (Naval
Postgraduate School), and a Masters in Business Administration
(MBA, Webster University).
I am a Past President of Women Military Aviators, Inc. (WMA), am a
founding board member of Women in Aviation, International (WAI),
and am also a founding board member of the Sino-American Aviation
Heritage Foundation (SAAHF). I volunteer as a workshop presenter
for Sally Ride Science, at festivals around the country, to encourage
girls to pursue careers in math and science.
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