Louise has flown more than 100 kinds of helicopters and airplanes into more than 50 countries. Starting at the age of three, she was obsessed with flying. She didn’t realize that women could be pilots until she was fifteen years old and started taking lessons. She soloed at age sixteen.

Louise preferred helicopters, but she couldn’t afford to fly them in her younger years. Her love affair with radial engines and warbirds expanded as she was hired to fly DC-3s as her first multi-engine job. She worked with mechanics in her free time and earned her A&P mechanic license through work experience.

She was hired to fly aerial firefighting in summers, dropping retardant on forest fires. She worked as a mechanic in winters. Louise then flew around remote Alaska, hauling diesel fuel into gold mines and native villages before she got hired to fly Boeing 747s hauling cargo to more than 50 countries.

 She has owned Piper Cubs on floats and skis that she used for flying her two sons around.

Louise now has her commercial helicopter license, but she is flying the Boeing 777 for her day job.

Along with flying, Louise is an artist who writes flying poetry and books. Her aircraft artwork sells in galleries in Coronado, CA.

Louise splits her time between Coronado and New Zealand, and she loves being involved in volunteer work for women’s aviation groups. Her advice to aviation enthusiasts is to create the life of your dreams and keep your heart open to abundance.