Silver City Realtor to compete in women-only Air Race Classic

Linda Pecotte is pictured here in the cockpit of her 1964 Cessna 182. Pecotte will fly with her partner, Sandy St.

[Robert T]

She's not racing her airplane but riding shotgun in another's 'person's ' aircraft.

[Ron-Texas]

Robert T wrote:

She's not racing her airplane but riding shotgun in another's 'person's ' aircraft.

I've never heard of riding shotgun in an airplane that carries nothing valuable but the pilot and co-pilot/navigator. But I, being from the Avenger-Field area, a baby-boomer, and loved every one of the WASP'S am glad these women continue to do this!! Thanks for your comment.

[Sandy StJohn]

I beg to differ with the previous "expert" poster, Robert T.- Mrs. Pecotte was one-half of the racing team. Whether she sat right seat, left seat, or on the empennage (tail, for you racing "experts"), she was as vital to the completion of the race and it's outcome as the pilot was (me). Her duties included calling out minimum altitudes on
the maps, pointing out traffic and radio towers, making the radio calls,
helping to monitor the engine CHT's/EGT's, managing the GPS weather
in-flight analysis, handling the race flight plans and weather briefings,
and being the other set of eyes when we're skimming along low altitudes at over 200 mph.
Robert the race "expert", I suggest you post your comments on a story you might be a little more familiar with, whatever that might be.

[Ron-Texas]

Sandy StJohn wrote:

I beg to differ with the previous "expert" poster, Robert T.- Mrs. Pecotte was one-half of the racing team. Whether she sat right seat, left seat, or on the empennage (tail, for you racing "experts"), she was as vital to the completion of the race and it's outcome as the pilot was (me). Her duties included calling out minimum altitudes on
the maps, pointing out traffic and radio towers, making the radio calls,
helping to monitor the engine CHT's/EGT's, managing the GPS weather
in-flight analysis, handling the race flight plans and weather briefings,
and being the other set of eyes when we're skimming along low altitudes at over 200 mph.
Robert the race "expert", I suggest you post your comments on a story you might be a little more familiar with, whatever that might be.

Thank you Mam! Robert T deserved your correction!!! Congratulations on your accomplishments as a Pilot. An I personally still liked it being called The Powder Puff Derby(with)'no' men included!!!