1910 was an eventful year for women pilots. On March 8 1910, Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to earn a pilot license in France and worldwide. However, September 1910, was probably the most action-filled month of the year.

The 2010 Canadian International Air show is the culminating event of the Canadian National Exhibition and will take place on Saturday, September 4th, Sunday, September 5th and Monday September 6th from 12:30 PM to 4:30 P.M.

2010 air show will celebrate the centennial of the Canadian Navy, the centennial of women in aviation and the 61st anniversary of the Canadian International Air Show.

On Sunday September 5, our show is being opened by Lt. Col. Maryse Carmichael, the current Commanding Officer of the Snowbirds and the first female pilot on the Snowbirds team.

Allie Dunnington, our current top performer with 51 introductions flights, has organized one-of-the-kind Women Pilots Ballooning Event in the U.K. Women pilots from the U.K. and overseas will fly up to 20 hot air balloons.

This event is co-located with BWPA's annual general meeting at Heythrop Park in the U.K. and will provide a forum for fixed-wing pilots and balloonists to exchange flight experiences.

Prizes will be awarded to the winners of fun and friendly competitions. The Heythrop Park Resort is offering special discounted rates for the event.

Oshkosh started with a little excess rain this year. For the first few days, only visions from past Airventure events could fill the space between the few tents on the grass with airplanes. That certainly did not stop five of the participants to the celebration of the Centennial of Women Pilots to respond "present" at our forum, 100 Years of Legacy - Pay It Forward, on Friday morning.

With less than two weeks to go before the beginning of Airventure in Oshkosh, WI, women pilots are getting ready to participate to the world's greatest aviation celebration.

Here is a summary of the key events for women pilots:

• July 25-27 - Women Soar You Soar, EAA's educational experience for high school teen girls (more info)
• July 29, 7:30 PM - Theater in the Wood panel of outstanding women pilots
• July 30, 8:00 AM - WAI's Celebrity Women Pilots Breakfast

The Museum of Flight located on the Boeing Field in Seattle opens a new exhibit: Chasing Horizons–an exhibit about the history of women in the aerospace industry–as part of the Museum’s continuing efforts to feature those who have made contributions to the field of aviation. The story begins with the pioneer French aeronaut Élisabeth Thible, who became the first woman to fly in a balloon in 1784, and it continues through aviation’s Golden Age, World War II and other international conflicts, to contemporary female fighter pilots, aerobats, engineers, and astronauts.

Twice World Aerobatic Champion (1988, 2000), Catherine Manoury takes the direction of Paris' Air and Space Museum at Le Bourget Airport. This will be the first time that a woman will head a major Air and Space Museum. What will be the effect of a woman's touch? I am looking forward to seeing the result.

Our campaign to celebrate the Centennial of Women Pilots has reached the continent downunder. And guess what, the first woman pilot from Australia to join us is none over that Rosemary Arnold.

The competition for the "Most Dedicated Woman Pilot in 2010" award is heated up between women pilots from Canada, the U.S.A and England.

The competition for the "Most female-pilot-friendly airport in 2010" award is still currently led by Kpong Airfield in Ghana, West Africa. However, Oshawa, ON, in Canada is closing in.

With more than six months left for the competition, anyone can still win!

EAA has graciously granted us the opportunity to share our story with the rest of the world at Oshkosh's Airventure 2010. We will meet to present our accomplishments and our goals in the Vette Theater at the Museum's Lower Level on Friday, July 30, at 10 AM. For more information, visit Airventure's website.