By Mary Chance VanScyoc Publisher: Parkwood Press, Wichita, Kansas, USA ISBN: 0-9649065-0-3 I do not know how many air traffic controllers have taken the trouble to write up their story (I guess there are not so many of them) but I am very happy that Mary did. Her book may look simple and the washed… Continue reading A Lifetime of Chances
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Women in ATC – Echoes from the past
The subject of women in air traffic control is dear to my heart for several reasons one of which is that I did play a small role in setting the scene for girls to be eventually accepted as ATC cadets in Hungary. The real achievement belongs to the ladies themselves who completed the fight but… Continue reading Women in ATC – Echoes from the past
Obituary – Mary Elizabeth (Chance) VanScyoc
The lady recognized by most accounts as the first woman controller in the US has passed away. VanScyoc, Mary Elizabeth (Chance), 91, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2011. Mary was born on Dec 26, 1919 to Gerald and Lois Chance in Wichita. She obtained her pilots license at age 20, graduated from Wichita University and became the first… Continue reading Obituary – Mary Elizabeth (Chance) VanScyoc