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In Depth: Dianna Stanger

"She’s flown a total of 3,816 women at iWOAW events over seven years, and in 2018, she flew 716 girls and women at the rate of about 20 an hour." Courtesy Dianna Stanger
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Key Takeaways:

  • Dianna Stanger is a highly successful businesswoman and pilot who dedicates her personal wealth and extensive aircraft collection to philanthropic flying.
  • She has flown thousands of girls and young women at Institute for Women of Aviation Worldwide (iWOAW) events, covering all associated costs to inspire future female aviators and address the low representation of women in aviation.
  • Stanger also extensively volunteers with Angel Flight South Central, having flown hundreds of patient missions over 17 years and personally incurred millions of dollars in expenses, demonstrating a profound commitment to giving back through flight.
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For so many reading this profile, “giving back” through some form of philanthropic flying is a big part of why we fly. To see the smile on a child’s face when a rescued puppy is delivered to its forever family, or taking a person up for their first taste of what our world of flight is like is one of the most rewarding experiences a pilot can enjoy.

Dan Pimentel

Dan Pimentel is an instrument-rated private pilot and former airplane owner who has been flying since 1996. As an aviation journalist and photographer, he has covered all aspects of the general and business aviation communities for a long list of major aviation magazines, newspapers and websites. He has never met a flying machine that he didn’t like, and has written about his love of aviation for years on his Airplanista blog. For 10 years until 2019, he hosted the popular ‘Oshbash’ social media meetup events at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

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