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

Meet Some of the Women of Sport Aviation

Rose Built

After marrying and raising three great kids, Rose Bult 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!

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.

Pam Lance

Pam never even considered that learning to fly was something an ordinary person could do, so for many years she expressed her fascination with flight my flying radio controlled model airplanes every weekend as a hobby. Finding out about CSP and sport pilot training, she jumped in with both feet, not only taking lessons but purchasing her own plane with which she earned her sport pilot certificate. Now she is getting a whole new perspective of our beautiful "planet-priceless."

Cheryl Phillips

Cheryl’s interest and love for aviation stems from growing up in a family of aviators. “Learning how to fly has always been on my mind and I finally decided it was long past time to go for it! As a student pilot who just recently just soloed, I can tell you — that first time of rolling out to the center line, throttling to full power, and lifting off on your own is a thrill beyond any other. Flying is empowerment at its best and this area around the Bay is awesome from the air. I looked at several flight schools and I’m glad I chose Chesapeake Sport Pilot as my flight school. The instructors are great and the team is committed to making leaning how to fly an enjoyable experience.”

Cheryl owns Cheryl Phillips Design— a website design firm. She also enjoys kayaking, gardening, photography, and spending week ends on the Bay with her husband Bill, and dog Soho on their boat.

Philippa Ratcliffe

Philippa is a Clinical Nurse Specialist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. She has been flying with her husband Jerry for many years as his co-pilot. An avid SCUBA diver, Dive Master with cave diving certifications she manages to split her love of diving and flying by being a volunteer team diver at Camden Aquarium, NJ every other week, and is learning to fly at CSP at the weekends.

Philippa and Jerry are looking to buy a SeaRey to explore the waterways around their weekend home on the Eastern Shore. “I love the sea and I love the sky”.

Kelly Smith

Kelly always had an interest in learning to fly a plane and finally took an intro flight with CSP and was hooked. Working an office job as a Research Analyst she finds flying to be a unique challenge that provides a bit of escapism from normal her life.   "Flying gives me an adrenaline rush like I've never experienced before, she explains.
"I love the freedom and thrill of being in the air."  

Kelly loves to travel, play with her dog, and recently learned to ride motorcycles.

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 recently earned her sport pilot certificate at CSP and now enjoys flying with her husband, who is an excellent co-pilot according to Barry. She is also 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.

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