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.

In the United States, Blanche Stuart Scott became airborne while taking flying lessons on September 2nd. On September 16th, Bessica Medlar Raiche soloed in the airplane that she and her new husband, Francois Raiche, had been building together at their home in Mineola, New York. She was accredited as the first woman aviator in America by the Aeronautical Society of America. Three days later, on September 19th, Marthe Niel, became the second woman in France and worldwide to earn a pilot license.

Just like the women pilots before me, I believe that the responsibility to make a difference rests on the shoulders of each and every one of us which is why I spearheaded a grass root campaign to celebrate the Centennial of Women Pilots earlier this year.

The goal is to introduce a record number of girls and women to aviation in 2010. Participating is simple. Make one of your $100-hamburger flights, one of your charity flights or one of your demo flights, a flight to salute the women pilots of the past: introduce a female friend or a female stranger to aviation.

I invite you to join this campaign to not only celebrate our heritage but to also mark history by loudly stating our thankfulness to the trailblazers before us, by displaying our thoughtfulness towards the women pilots of the future and by reiterating our dedication to the advancement of women in aviation.

To make your generous flight officially count, register and join the women pilots from twenty countries on five continents who have already chosen to make a difference.