Suzanne Asbury-Oliver
Suzanne Asbury-Oliver (née Asbury; born c. 1958) is an American and, with her husband, Steven Oliver, became America's only husband and wife professional skywriting and aerobatic team.[1][2][3] Asbury-Oliver aviated for PepsiCo[4] and now has her own skywriting company, Olivers Flying Circus.[5][6] She estimated that in a typical year, she writes 500 sky messages in over 150 locations nationwide. [1][2]
Early life
[edit]Suzanne Asbury was born in Forest Grove, Oregon.[7] She began flying gliders at 14. By 15, she flew her first solo mission. [7]
Career
[edit]Around age 18, she was a professional aviator and had already earned her powered-aircraft instrument rating, commercial certificate, flight instructor and instrument-flight instructor certificates, and a multiengine rating. She had become an aviation professional and begun skywriting for Pepsi in the 1980s. She obtained an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certification.[when?][8] She later married Steven Oliver, with whom she went into skywriting as a team.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Only Female Pro Skywriter in America". No Joe Schmo. 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ a b Thriveline. "Skywriter Pays Tribute To Prince". Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ Spitznagel, Eric (14 August 2012). "Odd Jobs: Sky Writing is Just as Hard as You Think It Is". Bloomberg.
- ^ "Travel Air D4D". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
- ^ "Writing it forward (in reverse)". www.aopa.org. 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Skywriting...from Olivers Flying Circus". skywriter.info. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ a b "Women in Aviation and Space History - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum". airandspace.si.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "About Olivers Flying Circus". skywriter.info. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
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