FLY
World premiere of the musical FLY at the Southern Virginia University Theater.
February 2026
Samantha Stahl
Winner of the Mid-Atlantic Scholarship to complete the ATP/CTP course.
November 2025
Ekaterina Zubareva
Winner of the Amelia Earhart First Wings Scholarship
November 2025
Barb Gruber (known as ThunderBarb)
The Thunderbirds honored Barb for her work at the Green Bank Observatory and for her ongoing commitment to aviation and space science education.
September 2025
Mia Anderson
International Aerobatics Club National Competition – 1st place in Sportsman Glider & 5th place in Primary Power
September-October 2025
Morgen Reeb
Retirement Flight
September 2025
Culpeper Airport Compass Rose
September 2025
Yvy Von Helde
CFI
August 2025
Barb Gruber
Won the NCASE Mervin K. Strickler Jr Aerospace Education Leadership Award, presented to her at OshKosh
July 2025
Mia Anderson
There is a book of essays written by young people about getting good things done. Mia has a chapter!
April 2025
Alana Bicoy
Certified Flight Instructor & Certified Flight Instructor Instrument
January and February 2025
Alana Bicoy
Commercial Pilot Certificate
November 2024
Jenny Reeb
Surpasses 1500 hours in Airbus
Mia Anderson
Winner of the Primary Glider National Championship
September 2024
Barb Gruber
Award at the International Conference for her educational and public outreach contributions to aviation
July 2024
Hannah Rust
Instrument Rating
July 2024
Frankie Velázquez
Instrument Rating
July 2024
Samantha Stahl
Certified Flight Instructor
March 2024
Nancy Schuster
Captain of an all-woman crew!
March 2024
Mia Anderson
First Runner Up in the Miss Teen Volunteer America Pageant
March 2024
Yvy Von Helde
Private Pilot
March 2024
Nicole Tait
Boeing 777 Type Rating
January 2024
Jenny Reeb
Airbus 320 Type Rating
December 2023
Samantha Stahl
Private Pilot
December 2022
Stephanie Kight
Certified Flight Instructor
November 2022
Grace Boras
Tailwheel Endorsement
November 2022
Kat Emery (Robert Emery 49 1/2)
Robert Private Pilot October 2022 with Kat Emery as his CFI
Mia Anderson
Glider Private pilot August 2022
First solo in a powered aircraft October 2022
Frankie Velázquez
Latinas in Aviation: Maryland Edition highlights the stories, triumphs, and struggles of Hispanic women breaking barriers in the industry across MD, VA, and DC, featuring pilots, engineers, and controllers. Frankie has her own chapter!
September 2022
Old Dominion Ninety-Nines 