Island Girl to Airline Pilot
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Island Girl to Airline Pilot by Silva Mcleod
This is the story of Silva Mcleod, the first Tongan woman to become an airline pilot. Silva tells of the cultural changes she experienced as an island girl who married an Australian, started a family and then pursued her dream of a flying career, all set against the backdrop of the love story of her life with her husband and his battle with cancer.
Silva Mcleod was born on the small Tongan island of Vava‘u. She married Ken, an Australian, in a traditional Tongan ceremony before moving to Australia. As a woman of colour in Australia in the 1980s, she encountered frustration and racism, along with the guilt of leaving her Tongan family. Silva had always dreamed of flying and with the encouragement of her husband she braved the barriers to enter the male-dominated field of aviation. She became the first Tongan female airline pilot and worked for the Royal Flying Doctor Service amongst other small airlines then Virgin International, flying B777s around the world. Silva is a grandmother of seven and wrote Island Girl to Airline Pilot to inspire a new generation to dare to dream, no matter the odds.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781922539618 |
| ISBN 10 | 1922539619 |
| Title | Island Girl to Airline Pilot |
| Author | Silva Mcleod |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Exisle Publishing |
| Year published | 2023-04-05 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |