Press pass photo, CRD Sept 14, 2017 (David Donnelly/CBC)
Lola Reid Allin has had a love for flying since she was a child, but pursuing aviation as a woman decades ago wasn't easy. Now, after a storied career as a commercial pilot, she's hoping to share her experience and inspire others.An Ontario woman with a storied career as a pilot is now hoping to share her experience and inspire others. Lola Reid Allin had a love for flying since she was a child, but pursuing aviation decades ago as a woman wasn't easy.
"They wanted me to get married and have kids," she said. "My father thought aviation was a foolish dream for a girl." "Once I realized I could control the airplane it's such a feeling of empowerment, it makes you feel like you're really doing something worthwhile with your life," Allin said.
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