Amelia Earhart Outline

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Amelia attended a long beach air show in 1920 and eventually took a ride on a plane. Lasting only ten minutes, it was enough to assure that she had to figure out how to fly an airplane. Amelia finally took a flying lesson from pioneer aviator Anita “Neta” Snook. Amelia spent almost all the tome had reading up and studying how to fly an airplane. She also spent much time at the airfield. Amelia cut all of her hair off into a short hairstyle, much like the other female pilots, and began to dress more like a pilot. In 1921, Amelia bought a second-hand Kinner Airster biplane and nicknamed it “The Canary” based on its bright yellow appearance. Amelia flew a plane 14,000 feet on October 22, 1922, making her the record holder for world altitude. Amelia became the 16th woman to receive her pilot’s license by The Federation Areonatique. …show more content…
She again went to Colombia to be reinstated but eventually had to leave again due to lack of finances. Amelia began to get her desire for flying back as she began to write about flying. Charles Lindbergh’s flight from New York to Paris in May of 1927 made Amelia want to be the first woman to do that. Earhart got a phone call from a Captain Hilton H. Riley asking if she wanted to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She immediately said yes and son was selected to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, but only as a passenger. They eventually touched down in Burry Point, Wales, United