Sport and Private Pilot Flight School and Training, Chesapeake Sport Pilot

Meet Some of the Women of Sport Aviation

Karen Helfert

Karen Helfert always wanted to fly, so when she was 67, she asked herself, "If I don't learn now, then when?" She took an Intro Flight and was hooked. It has been exciting and satisfying journey toward a Sport's Pilot Certificate. She has found joy in watching a bald eagle soaring just below the aircraft; watching the sunset over the Bay from two thousand feet in the air and the thrilling moments during a take-off or landing.

Karen is an avid gardener, hand built potter and web designer; with three children and one wonderful grand daughter.

Barry Weyburn

Having an RF-4 pilot for a husband and hearing his Vietnam stories, I NEVER imagined flying! But upon learning of the sweet little sport planes at CSP, smaller than my car and possibly more manageable, I thought, "Maybe..." I have sailed all my life and love the feeling of being out there. Flying is even more out there, more exhilarating, more challenging, more beautiful. The sea, land, air all come together in an indescribable unity.

Barry is an avid sailor, loving wife, and mother to 3 cats, 1 bad dog and 1 very stable child.

Helen Woods

Helen has been a passionate general aviation pilot since 1998. A biologist by training, she spent several years serving as a search and rescue pilot and managing a search and rescue training program prior to accepting a job as a wildlife survey pilot. Today, as flight instructor and manager of Chesapeake Sport Pilot, she is dedicated to sharing her love of aviation with others through affordable, quality flight training.

Helen is and avid canoeist, kayaker, and Star Trek fan who enjoys traveling the country, camping out of her 1965 Cessna 172.

Rose Built

After marrying and raising three great kids, Rose Noyes decided to become a flight instructor and realize her dream of chasing sunbeams in the endless blue sky. Flying full time has been her profession since 1999 and she has worked at a variety of flight places from friendly "mom and pop" schools to military flying clubs to big "airline training" academies. After so many hours flying and instructing her outlook on flying is basic- have fun and show each student the right way to think in an airplane. She loves it when a student has an "aha!" moment and takes another step up the ladder to his or her goal. She doesn't let the seemingly complex rules of flight and the airplane systems intimidate her students- mastery of the details is fun and fulfilling. When she is not flying, she logs a lot of flight time on commercial airliners traveling the world with her husband Jan and getting an occasional jump seat privilege with European carriers. She enjoys windsurfing, road cycling, cross country skiing, painting, and cooking. She only wishes she didn’t have to sleep!

Angela Cox

Angela has always been interested in aviation field. She has been working with a major airline as an Operations Agent. Angela wanted to see what it would be like to actually fly a plane. She found the Light Sport Aircraft! She finds this to be a educational, fun and confidence building experience.

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