Fri, Apr 29, 2011
Will Fly With The First Woman Commercial Pilot For Her "Wish Of
A Lifetime"
Aviation has always been in Helene Dax's blood. Starting as a
teenager as an air traffic controller, she worked in Chicago during
World War II, guiding planes to and from the airport. After working
in Chicago, Dax acquired her pilot's license at the age of 26. She
recalls how back then she had to hand-prop the plane, which she
remembers as the only scary part of flying. She felt special flying
her own plane because she knew that she was one of only a few women
flying at the time. She and her husband owned several small planes,
and flew all around the country together.
(L-R) Emily Warner, Helene Dax
At 87 years old, Dax turned to Brookdale Senior Living Center
and Jeremy Bloom's Wish of a Lifetime (JBWOL) to help fulfill her
wish of getting back up in the air and flying a plane one last
time. Dax and her dear friend, Emily Warner, an aviation legend in
her own right and the first female pilot at Frontier Airlines, will
take to the skies for one final flight. The event is planned for
Tuesday, May 10th at 1000 local time, and will take place at McAir
Aviation at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) in
Broomfield, CO.
Through Brookdale and JBWOL, residents at Brookdale Senior
Living communities nationwide are invited to share and submit their
wishes. To request her wish, Dax filled out a survey form
explaining an experience she would like to have fulfilled, and how
that experience relates to one or more dimensions of the company's
Optimum Life concept.
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