Whirly-Girls International is a nonprofit, educational and charitable organization dedicated to advancing women in helicopter aviation. Jean Ross Howard Phelan, Whirly-Girl #13, and five other female helicopter pilots (out of 13 worldwide) founded Whirly-Girls International in 1955. With the hopes of developing an organization where female pilots could share their experiences and information and find camaraderie, … Continue reading Whirly-Girls – International Women Helicopter Pilots