Vicki Van Meter
Vicki Van Meter | |
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Aviator | |
Known for | Long-distance flying as a child pilot |
Website | Official website |
Victoria Louise Van Meter (March 13, 1982 – March 15, 2008
Early life
Van Meter first manipulated the controls of an airplane at the age of 10.
She visited the White House and appeared on The Tonight Show.[8]
Soon after her European flight Van Meter gave up flying.[9]
In 2003, Van Meter was featured with 36 other female pilots in the traveling exhibit Women and Flight — Portrait of Contemporary Women Pilots,[10][11] based on a book of the same name by Carolyn Russo.[12]
Pursuant to the Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 signed into law by President Bill Clinton on October 9, 1996, after the death of Jessica Dubroff, it is no longer legal in the United States (under 49 USC § 44724) to attempt to set records as a student pilot, which effectively means that some of the records set by Van Meter will never be broken by an American.[13]
Personal life
Van Meter served as a
Death
Van Meter died at her home in Meadville, Pennsylvania, on March 15, 2008, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 26. Her suicide surprised her family, who believed that she had been coping with her depression.[1][10][14]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Plushnick-Masti, Ramit (2008-03-18). "Record-setting young pilot dies at 26". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ "Against the Wind, Girl Is Trying to Fly From Coast to Coast". The New York Times. 1993-09-21. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ "Aerial Sports: The year in review". Encyclopædia Britannica. 1993. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ The History and Physics of Flight, Minnesota Department of Transportation Office of Aeronautics p. 7 . Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ Lawson, Carol (April 28, 1994). "At Home With: Vicki Van Meter; Apple Pie And Afterburners". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ Walsh, Lawrence (1994-07-05). "Pilot, age 12, takes off today to cross the sea". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ "Pilot who flew cross-country at age 11 commits suicide". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 2008-03-18. Archived from the original on March 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ISBN 0-670-86260-6.
- ^ Byers, Lisa, Honoring and inspiration, The Meadville Tribune, September 18, 2009, page A10
- ^ a b "Noted pilot Vicki Van Meter dies". The Meadville Tribune. 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ "Woman Aviators Exhibit to Open at Wright Brothers National Memorial". First Flight Centennial. 2003-12-03. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ISBN 0-8212-2168-X.
- ^ "H.R. 3539 [104th]: Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
- ^ Carroll, Jim (2008-03-18). "Ex-child pilot Van Meter dies at home". Erie Times-News. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
Further reading
- "Young Pilot Passes After Apparent Suicide". Aero News. March 20, 2008.
External links
- Official website
- Vicki Van Meter at IMDb