Sun, Oct 10, 2021
While at EAA AirVenture 2014, ANN Special Correspondent Michael Maya Charles had the opportunity to interview a truly fascinating young lady.
Hailing from the country of Ghana, Patricia Mawuli-Porter was at AirVenture to participate in the One Week Wonder project. This special project at AirVenture 2014 was to build a Zenith 750 Cruzer from opening the crate to taxi testing in one week.
We in aviation should be proud to have Patricia’s story as part of our aviation lineage. She is an experienced pilot and the only female flight instructor in Western Africa. She has extensive experience in the construction of the Zenith airplanes and holds the equivalent of a mechanic’s license. This video tells her story and how she ended up at AirVenture.
Patricia is a driving force in her home country for bringing women to the realization that they can do anything. When she heard that there were no women lead workers involved in the One Week Wonder project she decided to come and help. Her assignment was to lead in the construction of the horizontal stabilizer and elevator of the airplane, but when that was finished in only 2 days, she moved into other task areas.
This is a must watch video for anyone, male or female, who wants to see and feel the excitement of achievement through aviation.
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