Elaine Mccalley was one of the first four women in Idaho to get a pilot's license. She was also the first woman to be a commercial pilot in the Gem State.
Good on Skip for taking her back up! I took a neighbor's 88 year old (non pilot) mother up in the backseat of my RANS LSA on her birthday a month ago, I think she only weighed about 100 pounds. Before takeoff, I carefully explained to her it was a kit plane, non-certified, blah blah blah, and she interuppted to say "we going to talk or go flying?!" This was a well done video ancd she sure looked good for 105, we should all be so lucky.
Oh my Elaine was born during my grandparents days and they raised me after my mother passed away. Elaine makes me miss them even more now. God bless her and her children that must miss her now. Shalom
If I wasn't persuing film/tv (producing a series), it was piloting. However... Even if I did persue it, I wouldn't know how to afford it! 😂 I still have ambitions to be a pilot. I have always loved planes growing up.
@@Celisar1 It's that level of disrespect and complacency that M don't have for each other (but is on a dramatic spike for W) that signifies the beginning of the end of freewomen. We only get freedom in eras. Never permanently.
😢That's a lot of memories over 106 years. God bless her. My father was born a month before she got her pilot's license. My grandparents were born in 1917. RIP pop. I'm glad her story is preseved here ❤
"Jesus" means "Jehovah is salvation". This is the name of Christ real christians are hated for. "HalleluJah" means "Praze Jah" (Jehovah). Psalm 83: 18: "That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth." The problem is Devil runs the world. He is lier and murderer. This is the reason why Hitler got the power, but Christ was executed as "blasphemer" and "rioter" by denunciation of clergy. That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our loved ones again! :-)
One small correction: Once you gain your Pilot's certificate, you never lose it. You will always be a "Pilot". Even if you don't fly anymore, or have lost your medical, or for whatever reason, you will still have that Pilot's "License". (The exception, of course, is if it has been revoked or surrendered to the FAA) I lost my medical a few years ago (cancer) but I still have my certificate. Elain was a pilot to the end.
"High Flight" Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there, I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air. Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace Where never lark, or even eagle flew - And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand and touched the face of God. - John Gillespie Magee Jr.
Never knew about her until now. Impressive that she was Idaho’s first female commercial aviator and lived well past 100. Always love hearing about the female aviation pioneers.
Here is the God's word, Ezekiel 18:4: "Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die." Romans 6: 23: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." As we can see eternal life is for righteous persons only. Ecclesiastes 9: 5-6: "For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion forever in any thing that is done under the sun." Psalm 146: 3-4: "Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish." Dead is dead. The problem is Devil runs the world. He is lier and murderer. This is the reason why liers feel so good. This is the reason why Hitler got the power, but Christ was executed as "blasphemer" and "rioter" by denunciation of clergy. This is the reason why the whole world is Sodom. That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. He has anointed the king, Jesus Christ. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our beloved ones again! :-)
It's one thing to obtain a Commercial Pilot's license. It's another thing to get paid to fly. Flying is so much fun until you find out how hard it is to turn that fun into cash. 🤑🤗🤔🤨🥺😩🤬
Curious to know what decade of life you're in? It's pretty obvious there wouldn't have been childcare; her husband might not have allowed it (yes they had that kind of power back then); even her own loved ones might have pressured her; and her employer could have even let her go due to the be "bad press" she'd bring. People today can't even TOUCH the same inequities of just 70yrs ago, tho they complain as if it's worse. It's 1000x better today.
First flight in an old skool autogyro had to be fun She should of went to Europe, the Luftwaffe would of let her fly... in the Volkswaffe Sonderkommando Snow White
She was beautiful, inside and out, and far beyond her time! Fly high, Ms. McCalley!
Sharp as a tack, right to the end. May God bless you and keep you Elaine.
My son knew he was going to fly at 4, now a pilot at 17. He’s going to fly commercial. Her story is amazing
Takes $
Rest in peace beautiful Pilot Angel
What a pioneer. A long and wonderful life....rest in peace.
What a beautiful story.
Rest easy maam. You are a legend.
Another fabulous story, KTVB….. Good on ya for sleuthing out the best of the best!!
Incredibly lucid. RIP Elaine.
Good on Skip for taking her back up! I took a neighbor's 88 year old (non pilot) mother up in the backseat of my RANS LSA on her birthday a month ago, I think she only weighed about 100 pounds. Before takeoff, I carefully explained to her it was a kit plane, non-certified, blah blah blah, and she interuppted to say "we going to talk or go flying?!" This was a well done video ancd she sure looked good for 105, we should all be so lucky.
Oh my Elaine was born during my grandparents days and they raised me after my mother passed away. Elaine makes me miss them even more now. God bless her and her children that must miss her now. Shalom
What a great story. She never slowed down.
OH MY Would have loved to sat on the porch & just listened, Sore on those Angel wings, Peace be with you Elaine .
May you forever fly Miss Elaine on your eternal wings.
Elaine, you continue to inspire women pilots all over the world. ❤❤ love and respect Ma'am.
If I wasn't persuing film/tv (producing a series), it was piloting. However... Even if I did persue it, I wouldn't know how to afford it! 😂
I still have ambitions to be a pilot. I have always loved planes growing up.
@@ameliawilder28You got the first name down, so far ;)
I've decided to be a pilot recently myself. Yeah 100k-ish is daunting.
Actually, not at all. why do you think women need any inspiration at this day and age? We know what we can do.
@@Celisar1 It's that level of disrespect and complacency that M don't have for each other (but is on a dramatic spike for W) that signifies the beginning of the end of freewomen. We only get freedom in eras. Never permanently.
😢That's a lot of memories over 106 years. God bless her. My father was born a month before she got her pilot's license. My grandparents were born in 1917. RIP pop. I'm glad her story is preseved here ❤
A remarkable woman. She certainly has earned her wings.
RIP Elaine. The aviation community will forever miss you.
The bad thing that lead to live that long,it's that you have to live life seeing people that you love passing away. Not a good feeling.
Way to go, Elaine! RIP, sorry you couldn't be an active flier for longer!
Rest in peace Ms McCalley, what an amazing person.
What a great lady. She really showed people what a person can do if they put their mind to it. May she Rest In Eternal Peace. 💐💐🌹🌹🌹🌹🙏✝️
"Jesus" means "Jehovah is salvation". This is the name of Christ real christians are hated for.
"HalleluJah" means "Praze Jah" (Jehovah).
Psalm 83: 18: "That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth."
The problem is Devil runs the world. He is lier and murderer. This is the reason why Hitler got the power, but Christ was executed as "blasphemer" and "rioter" by denunciation of clergy.
That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our loved ones again! :-)
One small correction: Once you gain your Pilot's certificate, you never lose it. You will always be a "Pilot". Even if you don't fly anymore, or have lost your medical, or for whatever reason, you will still have that Pilot's "License". (The exception, of course, is if it has been revoked or surrendered to the FAA) I lost my medical a few years ago (cancer) but I still have my certificate. Elain was a pilot to the end.
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What a sweetheart!😊
What an inspiration! Rest well, Elaine.
Sleep well Angel.😢😭😭😭
God bless this dear woman and her memory!
What a neat story...what a neat gal!
Blue skies and tailwinds to you, Ma’am.
"High Flight"
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew -
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.
- John Gillespie Magee Jr.
Blue Skies Elaine. God bless you.
She is a beautiful woman
Wow !!! She had a Wonderful Life !!! Rest with the Angel's !!!!
Hmmm... I don't find anything "Sad" about passing on at a hundred and six. She had a long and fruitful life.
What an amazing woman!
Rest easy, pilot
Fair skies and tailwinds!
Elaine, there's nothing like the feeling that you did it, and you did it! Enough said.
Elaine obviously had a fabulous life !
Watching this type of content makes me cry
WOW and just incredible ! God bless and RIP
Never knew about her until now. Impressive that she was Idaho’s first female commercial aviator and lived well past 100. Always love hearing about the female aviation pioneers.
May she indeed RIP having gained her eternal wings !
What a sweet dear lady. Quite an achievement for a woman, given those challenges during that era.
What a wonderrful woman and what a wonderful life! Now she flies with the angels. LORD bless you!
What an amazing lady!
…I don’t know if that’s a blessing or a curse to live that old
God bless you, dear.
Here is the God's word,
Ezekiel 18:4: "Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die."
Romans 6: 23: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
As we can see eternal life is for righteous persons only.
Ecclesiastes 9: 5-6: "For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion forever in any thing that is done under the sun."
Psalm 146: 3-4: "Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish."
Dead is dead.
The problem is Devil runs the world. He is lier and murderer. This is the reason why liers feel so good. This is the reason why Hitler got the power, but Christ was executed as "blasphemer" and "rioter" by denunciation of clergy. This is the reason why the whole world is Sodom.
That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. He has anointed the king, Jesus Christ. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our beloved ones again! :-)
RIP One very special Lady.
Godspeed Ma’am.
Woooow, that’s incredible!😊❤
God bless her. Last of a dying breed
God Bless You!
My parent, a pilot, told me about her.
She said crop dusting aircraft needed
braver piloting.
God bless her
A wonderful lovely women RIP She is flying around the clouds.
106 and a good life, can’t be sad about that.
Idaho treasure, a legend in her own time.
What a wonderful lady
An inspiration to all. RIP
RIP Elaine ❤🛩️✈️🚀
Wow! Awesome
Took you that long to do a story about her? What an epic history
RIP Elaine that was a long living life, happy landing.
CAVU Elaine God rest you
Happy landings Elaine
A wonderful life
VERY PROUD TO BE AN IRANIAN - AMERICAN LONG LIVE UNITED STATES OF GREAT AMERICA
RIP ANGEL.
She went West with a great history
Wow she is so Beautiful 😊
“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.” Just change the gender in that quote.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🇧🇷
Great person.
Looks great for her age,great achievement pity career cut short.
There is no reason for her to stop flying.
There wouldn't have been the same freedom for her to keep flying and not incur the shame of her own family.
There would be many more female pilots if flying wasn’t so extraordinarily expensive (in my country).
I guess since she had small children, she decided against joining the WASP’s and flight training.
It's one thing to obtain a Commercial Pilot's license. It's another thing to get paid to fly. Flying is so much fun until you find out how hard it is to turn that fun into cash. 🤑🤗🤔🤨🥺😩🤬
So beautiful!
Good story
I really don't understand why she stopped piloting in the forties. It's not really explained.
I think it was to care and raise her (5) children. Shalom
Curious to know what decade of life you're in? It's pretty obvious there wouldn't have been childcare; her husband might not have allowed it (yes they had that kind of power back then); even her own loved ones might have pressured her; and her employer could have even let her go due to the be "bad press" she'd bring.
People today can't even TOUCH the same inequities of just 70yrs ago, tho they complain as if it's worse. It's 1000x better today.
She stalled while going around, didn't she? I've seen this over and over...
what a badass!
A person to look up to. :)
🛬🛩✈️
I quit flying to raise my kids...but still a gold seal CFI,all ac ratings...
Airplane
The stupid, loud background music made the whole thing on watchable
Typical news outlet, saying she made her mark while flying planes, like her children and grandchildren weren't a far bigger mark.
First flight in an old skool autogyro had to be fun
She should of went to Europe, the Luftwaffe would of let her fly... in the Volkswaffe Sonderkommando Snow White
Why would she do that as an American?
She is now voting democrat
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She still fly’s now, just with different sings👍🛩
Godspeed Elaine...sleep well honey.