Amelia Reid
Encyclopedia
Amelia Reid was a pilot
, flight instructor
, businesswoman, airshow
performer and airport advocate
.
In 1960 Reid founded Amelia Reid Aviation
, a flight school at Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose
, California
. She ran the business out of her 1959 Ford and later, two trailer
s. She mortgage
d her home and constructed a permanent hangar
and office building in 1967, from which she operated her flight school for the rest of her life.
Reid logged over 55,000 flight hours and trained more than 4,000 pilots. She flew in countless airshows, her last at age 75 in a Cessna Aerobat
. She won the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Lawrence P. Sharples Award and was inducted into the National Association of Flight Instructors
Hall of Fame
.
Reid's students include noted airshow performer Sean D. Tucker
, aviation author and speaker Rod Machado
and Jason Dahl, the captain on United flight 93
on September 11, 2001.
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
, flight instructor
Flight instructor
A flight instructor is a person who teaches others to fly aircraft. Specific privileges granted to holders of a flight instructor qualification vary from country to country, but very generally, a flight instructor serves to enhance or evaluate the knowledge and skill level of an aviator in pursuit...
, businesswoman, airshow
Airshow
An air show is an event at which aviators display their flying skills and the capabilities of their aircraft to spectators in aerobatics. Air shows without aerobatic displays, having only aircraft displayed parked on the ground, are called "static air shows"....
performer and airport advocate
Advocate
An advocate is a term for a professional lawyer used in several different legal systems. These include Scotland, South Africa, India, Scandinavian jurisdictions, Israel, and the British Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man...
.
In 1960 Reid founded Amelia Reid Aviation
Amelia Reid Aviation
AeroDynamic Aviation is a flight school at Reid Hillview Airport in San Jose, California. It was founded in 1960 by Amelia Reid as Amelia Reid Aviation and originally run out of the trunk of her 1959 Ford...
, a flight school at Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. She ran the business out of her 1959 Ford and later, two trailer
Construction trailer
Construction trailers are mobile structures used to accommodate temporary offices, dining facilities and storage of building materials during construction projects.-Hook-ups:...
s. She mortgage
Mortgage loan
A mortgage loan is a loan secured by real property through the use of a mortgage note which evidences the existence of the loan and the encumbrance of that realty through the granting of a mortgage which secures the loan...
d her home and constructed a permanent hangar
Hangar
A hangar is a closed structure to hold aircraft or spacecraft in protective storage. Most hangars are built of metal, but other materials such as wood and concrete are also sometimes used...
and office building in 1967, from which she operated her flight school for the rest of her life.
Reid logged over 55,000 flight hours and trained more than 4,000 pilots. She flew in countless airshows, her last at age 75 in a Cessna Aerobat
Cessna 150
The Cessna 150 is a two-seat tricycle gear general aviation airplane, that was designed for flight training, touring and personal use.The Cessna 150 is the seventh most produced civilian plane ever, with 23,839 aircraft produced...
. She won the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is a Frederick, Maryland-based non-profit political organization. Incorporated on 15 May 1939, AOPA's membership consists mainly of general aviation pilots in the United States...
Lawrence P. Sharples Award and was inducted into the National Association of Flight Instructors
National Association of Flight Instructors
The National Association of Flight Instructors is a United States professional organisation for flight instructors. Founded in 1967, NAFI is dedicated exclusively to "raising and maintaining the professional standing of the flight instructor in the aviation community". In 1995 it became an...
Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...
.
Reid's students include noted airshow performer Sean D. Tucker
Sean D. Tucker
Sean D. Tucker is an American aerobatic pilot who performs in airshows worldwide for Team Oracle. Tucker is a leader in the airshow business as well as in the larger aviation industry. He is the only civilian performer ever to be allowed to fly close formation with the Blue Angels and the...
, aviation author and speaker Rod Machado
Rod Machado
Rod Machado is a pilot and author of aviation flight training materials. He is ATP rated, and a member of the Aviation Speakers Bureau.- Biography :...
and Jason Dahl, the captain on United flight 93
United Airlines Flight 93
United Airlines Flight 93 was United Airlines' scheduled morning transcontinental flight across the United States from Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco International Airport in California. On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the Boeing 757–222 aircraft operating the...
on September 11, 2001.