Natalie Kelley

04/14/20 • 66 min

In today’s episode of Chicks Who Fly, I get to have a conversation with Natalie Kelley. commercial pilot, podcaster, business owner, mother and owner of Fly Girl LLC . Natalie and I get to talk about airshows, seaplanes, aerobatics, the impact that being clear on your priorities has on the choices you make, the importance of being true to yourself and not caring too much about other people’s opinions about what you are doing, the focus that it took for her to complete her flight training and her company’s mission to encourage and inspire women and young girls to open their hearts and minds to their potential.

Natalie launched flyGIRL after she earned her pilot certificate. The experience of pushing her own boundaries, challenging herself, and succeeding as a woman in a male-dominated industry completely changed Natalie’s life. She gained confidence and a sense of independence that she had forgotten in adulthood. With her own money, Natalie launched flyGIRL and self-funded the first $5,000 flyGIRL Scholarship to finance a portion of the cost to send another woman to pilot training.

Episode 12 - Chicks Who Fly - Natalie "Fly Girl" Kelley

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You can find Natalie at

https://flygirlllc.com/

https://www.facebook.com/FlyGirlLLC/

https://twitter.com/flygirlkelley

https://www.pinterest.ph/theflygirlllc/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/flygirlkelley/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCParwXtH60ingDTwXr1hHkQ/featured

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Episode 12 - Chicks Who Fly - Natalie "Fly Girl" Kelley

Inaia

You can find Natalie at

https://flygirlllc.com/

https://www.facebook.com/FlyGirlLLC/

https://twitter.com/flygirlkelley

https://www.pinterest.ph/theflygirlllc/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/flygirlkelley/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCParwXtH60ingDTwXr1hHkQ/featured

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Kate Scott

In this 11th episode of Chicks Who Fly, I get to have a conversation with fellow Los Angeles 99s member, Civil Air Patrol member and Private Pilot with a complex rating, Kate Scott. We get to discuss how a breakup propelled her into taking on flight training, the ups and downs of flight training, dealing with impostor syndrome, how her solo cross-country flight helped her confidence as a pilot, flying for Civil Air Patrol, juggling work and flight training, joining a flying club, the importance of talking through the maneuvers and procedures you are performing during lessons and check rides, preparing for FAA written exams, the challenges of radio communications, and standing for the diversification and expansion of the aviation community.

Photos courtesy of Kate Scott

Connect with Kate on IG.

Theme music by Diego Jinkus.

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In this 13th episode of the Chicks Who Fly Podcast, I have a chat with pilot, hair stylist, salon owner and host of the Cockpits and Cocktails podcast, Allyssa VanMeter, a.k.a. Fly Allyssa. Allyssa was bit by the aviation bug when she took a helicopter tour of Hawaii during a vacation there. Alyssa is currently using her COVID-19 quarantine time to study for her instrument rating. In our conversation, we address the challenges of flight training, the extraordinary pride she felt when she passed her check ride, the surprising perspective that aviation gives her in flight and in life, personal minimums, time management, the wonderful aviation community, finding opportunities in unexpected setbacks and the importance of priorities. Allyssa also shares some of her aviation story and anecdotes, including that one time she stayed overnight in the FBO. This is a fun conversation with an awesome lady and pilot! I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed chatting with Fly Allyssa. You can connect with Allyssa on IG and you can listen to the podcast she does with Natalie Kelley, Cockpits and Cocktails Theme music by Diego Jinkus. Check us out at: https://www.patreon.com/chickswhofly