Amelia Rose Earhart is a namesake and distant relative of the original Amelia Earhart. She is a private pilot, flying the Cirrus SR-20 at Independence Aviation at Centennial Airport in Denver, Colorado. She is a reporter at KUSA, the local NBC affiliate where she reports on traffic and breaking news. Amelia has worked as an aerial reporter and HD Cineflex camera operator in both Denver and Los Angeles where she covered everything from police chases to wildfires. Amelia is now a student of Meteorology at Mississippi State University and will be certified by the National Weather Association within the next two years.
Amelia’s life long goal is to retrace and complete Amelia Earhart’s 1937 round the world flight. She is currently working on her instrument rating at KAPA. She plans on embarking on her trip by the year 2016.
Contact Amelia at 720-352-8926
Very interested and excited to follow this (my first) blog. My dad was a pilot while I was growing up. One of my fondest childhood memories is a flight my dad took me on, in a Cessna 172, to a remote restaurant in Flordia accessible “mostly” by aircraft. Seeing a parking lot full of aircraft was amazing to me. To this day, the 10 year old in me comes out every time I’m near a plane.
You being a descendant of an aviation pioneer, makes this that much more interesting to follow. Looking forward to witnessing you reaching your goal. Best of luck.
Thank you Travis! I am the same way… when there is a plane in the sky, I am always head back, looking up to try and see what it is!
Thank you for following me on this journey… I am excited, nervous, ready and most of all… happy! It feels like I am starting a huge mission that will change the course of my life. Good stuff! Thank you for reading!
I just stumbled on your blog, all I can say is WOW. I’ve been fortunate to be flying since I was 15, actually soloing before I drove a car and have been flying ever since and now do it for a living. I’ve attempted to motivate my kids into flying, but neither of them seem to have the burning desire, but all of them really enjoyed going camping and traveling with the plane. It’s great to see how you are driven and have made progress as you reach for your dream. Good luck to you on your journey, and I hope to follow along. Smooth Skies,
Joe
Good luck and be careful.
Amelia! Wow!!!!! I grew up in Greece, a place where general aviation was, and still is, virtually non-existant! When 5 years old my grandparents gave me a book about flying and your relative’s journey was one of my favorite chapters in this book! I was so inspired by her story that when I eventually moved to the US to go to college, I pursued flying immediately. Today I own an SR22 Turbo, I fly a lot ( as a hobby not professionally) and still harbor the ambitious dream of finishing your relative’s journey in an Electra if possible!! Not for the record….only for the chance to come even a little close to her greatness!!!! Cheers and keep blogging!!!!
Ameliae,
I will you all the best in your quest to not only obtain your PPL, but also complete the historic flight of Mrs. Earhart. I have been in the USAF for 23 years now involved in flight at all levels and across the globe, but I have never taken the time to learn to fly myself. Well, I finally took the plunge and it looks like you and I are obtaining our PPL’s at the same time.
Best wishes and much success in the coming years!
Keep looking up,
DB
Good Luck its fun.
How exciting! Don’t rush! Anticipation is a great part of the journey as well! Fly safely, RB
Can I come with you?!
Best of luck Amelia, the flying bug is hard to shake.
It has had me since a very young age, starting in gliders, and now as a CFI.
let me know about any assistance for your trip. retired air force disabled vet, writer, photog, warbirds, etc. 8506249662
Although I have heard of you previously, someone just now sent me a link to find out about your journey. We need more attention brought to women pilots. Best wishes!
Hi there! Visitor from Belgium coming in
. I’m amazed. I really am. I’m a 22 year old student aeronautical engineering who is continiously looking on ways to fly as much as possible. From time to time I tell myself it just isn’t worth it. This is one of those times, until I found this blog and read about your adventure. Never give up on a dream, no matter how high the cost to get those licences and no matter how hard I have to work. I will follow your trip on every single leg of it. I’m really looking forward to it and I hope by the time you will begin this journey, I’ll begin my journey of getting my PPL licence (got some glider expierence already)
You can do it. People from all around the world will be following you and will be cheering for you. I’ll be one of them! And who knows, maybe we’ll meet in the sky one time!
Greetings from Belgium!
How about some information on your flying background? Rating’s/Flight Hour’s?
Good luck…….
HELLO AMELIA .
Ready to fly with you arround the globe ,
I’ve been flying to a mexican airline for 28 years .
My flying school ….. American Flyers in Ardmore , Ok.
That would be the ultimate flying challenge !!
take care …
Interesting Story! (I will definitely be following along…) BTW, I am Cirrus Veteran, avid blogger and very active in COPA. If I can help or participate in any way, let me know…
Dear Amelia
You inspire me. I think that you are an amazing news castor ( i watch every morning with my mom) but most of all your my role model. From this trip you have taught me to not give up on my dreams and that they are possible to achieve! I hope you had an amazing first day and ill check in for the rest of you journey everyday! Your amazing! <3
Ashley Franco
Littleton Colorado
Hi Amelia, following your blog find out more about you, very interesting woman and professional, in my case no one in my family share the joy and passion of fly, (work in IAD) just to be near the airplanes, as pilot student I know how it’s feel and always want to be a pilot until now that I can afford my classes… Keep going with your goals and may be one day we can see each other in the amazing Sky….!!
Best wishes,
Luis
Hi Amelia- I must say I admire you for your courage and strength on an undertaking of such magnitude! WOW! I am impressed! And it takes a lot to impress me after all I’ve seen and heard in the past 54 years of my life. I am praying for your safety while you are up there so high in the sky and most of all for your safe return. I watch 9news on a daily basis, so I have grown accustomed to seeing you on there reporting the traffic. That’s why I was surprised to learn that you were also a pilot! And that you are going to replicate the original Amelia Earhart’s flight around the world! Best wishes to you and God speed! You go girl! Kent Wiens (Grassmaster1)
Amelia:
What an amazing thing you have done. You are rekindling the love of general aviation in the hearts if Americans and indeed everyone in the world. I have been a pilot for more than 30 years and my son recently got his Canadian PPL at 16, becoming a 3rd generation pilot in our family. We live in China where GA is nearly non-existent and we are trying to start it off. I will soon be the first foreigner to obtain a Chinese PPL and we want to create a GA culture here. Perhaps one day we can have you here to inspire the Chinese public.
Best of luck and fly safe. checkout out website when you have time: http://flying adventures.weekly.com
Cheers,
Shane
Hi Amelia,
I’m excited to hear more about your flight cross country. I learned about your adventure from the avweb.com podcast and immediately book marked your page. I took a flight from Colorado Springs, CO to Santa Rosa, CA several Christmas’ ago and had to stop for fuel. Guess where, Tonopah, NV. It is defiantly at a crossroads location for cars and airplanes. It’s that type of place that would have a sign “Next Services 100 miles”. The person there was very helpful and it was a good place to stop for fuel. I look forward to the rest of you flight with interest and even shared the link with one of my forums.
Good Luck,
Karl
Very nice website! Good luck with your adventures!
Hey Joe Hope you are doing great and Lets make a Great 2012. Congratulations on your successes ! Bob Orcutt,Joe Kuckluck Bruce Keller (finlly retired 35 +yrs. )
I think she will be a catalist for other women and help move and shake the total industry. Especially The women in Aviation group which is going and growing.