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.

FMI: www.seniorwish.org