Welcome to The NOTAAM e-Newsletter! An initiative to bring together the Auburn Aviation Family.
The Auburn Aviation Center thanks you for your continued interest in helping us with our mission to advance aviation. In an effort to do that, we want to provide the most updated information for students, alumni, and supporters alike. This newsletter will provide you with insight into the current happenings on "The Plains."
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The latest news from
Auburn University's Aviation Program
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Meet Women in Aviation's War Eagle Chapter |
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Above: Members of the WAI War Eagle Chapter at their 2019 Girls in Aviation Day |
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Women in Aviation International is a non-profit, co-ed organization created to advance female involvement in every aspect of the aviation industry. The War Eagle chapter was formed in 2016 to encourage that vision here at Auburn University. The chapter has sought to do so by involving members in professional development, community outreach, and community service.
The War Eagle chapter aims to increase the professional development of members by inviting guest speakers from all across the industry to speak about what their particular jobs are like. This semester alone, the chapter has hosted Bobby Fitzpatrick, former Blue Angel; Latessa Meader, C-130 pilot; Joseph Davidson (’18) and Alan Burgess, Envoy Air; and Bobby Brown II, C.M. (’10), Portland International Jetport’s Deputy Director of Operations and Maintenance.
Community outreach is a large part of the chapter. Throughout the year, the chapter hosts the local Boys & Girls Club at the airport and sends members to local elementary schools to talk about aviation. Once a year, the chapter will host an annual Girls in Aviation Day (GIAD). GIAD includes guest speakers, activity booths, and a static display consisting of aircraft flown in by pilots of the Auburn Aviation community. Last year, founding member Hampton McDonald (’18) flew in a CRJ-200 on behalf of Endeavor Air. This year, the War Eagle Chapter is working on submitting content to Women in Aviation’s “Aviation for Girls” app to participate in a virtual GIAD.
This semester, the War Eagle chapter has volunteered with the East Alabama Food Bank and Alabama Habitat for Humanity. The chapter has plans to continue volunteering with these organizations and is looking for more ways to help out the Auburn/Opelika area.
What makes the War Eagle chapter so special is the sense of community offered to its members. In addition to weekly meetings, members participate in chapter-hosted events such as an annual aviation formal, volleyball tournament nights, Halloween gatherings, and dollar dinners!
Written by Isabella Velarde, Chapter President; and Miriam Lawrence, Chapter Secretary
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Planes on the Plains: Episode 1 |
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Auburn Aviation is starting a new video series entitled "Planes on the Plains." Planes on the Plains will explore various aspects of Auburn Aviation. Our first video, "The Prologue," focuses on Auburn Aviation's rich history that dates all the way back to the Wright Brothers. To subscribe to email alerts for new Planes on the Plains videos, click here.
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Faculty Spotlight: Becky Baughman |
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Becky Baughman joined Auburn Aviation in August 2019 as an adjunct lecturer and teaches Introduction to Aviation and Airspace Management. She is the advisor for the Auburn University chapter of Aviatrixes (99s), is a mentor with WINGS (Women Inspiring & Nurturing Greatness in Student-Athletes), and is a coach for the Auburn Air Race Classic (ARC) Team. She is a member of the Auburn Mosaic Project and is currently working on her PhD in Adult Education.
Becky attended the United States Air Force Academy and participated in exchanges to the El Salvadorian and French Air Force Academies. She has flown gliders (US and French), T-3s, T-37s, T-38s, French Mousquetaires, and some rotary wing aircraft. She earned her US military free fall jump wings and her French commando jump wings. She attended ENJJPT (Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training) for flight school, flew the A-10 Warthog, and went back to ENJJPT to instruct students in the T-37. She has been a scheduler, wing plans exercises coordinator, flight commander, and check pilot.
After the Air Force, Becky, and her husband Brandon (an AU Aviation Management alum), moved to Germany where she earned a Masters in Human Relations while working for a German vineyard and having both her daughters. After moving to Auburn, Becky volunteered with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) in the State Troopers Aviation unit doing helicopter Search and Rescue.
After living all over the world, Becky and her husband chose to live in Auburn to raise their daughters who have become militant Auburn fans. To read more about Becky, click here.
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“I am so proud to be teaching the next generation of aviators - I have great faith in the future of our industry!” |
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2020 Auburn Business Aviation Days |
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Thank you to all of the companies and individuals that helped make the 2nd Annual Auburn Business Aviation Days a success. During the virtual event, students were able to participate in a Q&A with our keynote speaker, Mr. Ed Bolen, and listen to business aviation professionals guest speak in each of their aviation classes.
Auburn Aviation looks forward to hosting everyone here on the plains next year for our 3rd Annual Business Aviation Days!
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