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Commercial pilot
Air traffic control
Aircraft maintenance and repair
Aerospace engineering
Military aviation
Joining the Air Cadets
Interact with women of aviation, present and future
Airline Pilots
General Aviation Pilots
Aerospace Engineers
Aviation Mechanics
Air Traffic Controllers
Royal Canadian Air Force Officers
Air Cadets
Watch presentations by women who have excelled in the aerospace industry
Learn what is involved getting a pilot license
Get up close and personal with some cool aircraft on static display
Porter De Havilland DHC-8 Q400
Durham Regional Police Bell JetRanger helicopter
Bell OH58 (Kiowa) miltary helicopter
Antonov An-2 biplane
1943 Fleet PT-26 Cornell
Seneca School of Aviation Cessna 172
Pitts S2 aerobatic biplane
Several aircraft have been invited, but have not yet confirmed:
Canadian Forces Boeing CH-47 Chinook twin rotor helicopter
ORNGE AgustaWestland AW139 medical helicopter
CASARA Cessna 182 Search and Rescue aircraft
Air Cadet Schweizer SGS 2-33A Glider
Look at a Fire Truck and talk with Fire Fighters
Tour a Bombardier Q400 Aircraft
Porter Airlines is bringing a Q400 to Oshawa for the event with an all-female crew!
Sit in the cockpit and feel what it is like to be an airline pilot
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Discovery Flights - Registration Required
Take a FREE Discovery Flight in a general aviation aircraft:
For girls and women, aged 8 and older
Only for those who have never, ever flown in a small aircraft before
Signed liability waiver is required
Must register on-line in advance to fly
Discovery Flight Registration opens 10:00am April 6th. Link will appear here when registration is open.
Your Hosts
Girls Take Flight Oshawa is an event hosted by the First Canadian Chapter of the Ninety-Nines and Durham Flight Centre to introduce girls and women to aviation.
Volunteers
This event is run entirely by volunteers.
Pilots donate their fuel and aircraft for girls and women who have never been for a flight in a small aircraft.
Location
Durham Flight Centre / Enterprise Airlines Oshawa Municipal Airport 1190 Keith Ross Drive Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K4
Parking
There is parking along Keith Ross Drive.
Also, watch for signs indicating parking availability at local businesses.
There is also a large parking lot at the Main Terminal on Airport Blvd.
PHOTO GALLERY
Professional photographers take pictures during the event. Each year is a separate album.