Welcome to the website of the Whirly-Girls, International Women Helicopter Pilots. We are a support network for pilots and provide a variety of scholarships to women for helicopter training.

Members who have paid their dues for the year can click on the Login button on the left bar to log in and see additional links. You can also search on members who have paid dues. Please contact the webmaster with questions or issues with your account.

You can pay dues online with PayPal or a credit card by clicking the Dues and Banquet Tickets tab above.

The new Collective Pitch is up! If you are an active member, you can view it on our Collective Pitch page.

NOMINATIONS

Please submit your nominations for the three Whirly-Girls awards to be presented at our banquet at HELI-EXPO this February in Dallas. These awards are given to members who have supported women in the helicopter industry, and the Whirly-Girls organization in particular.

The Livingston Award is designed to honor a woman who has achieved distinction for the contributions she has made on behalf of women in helicopter aviation. It is to be awarded to a living Whirly-Girl, who personifies the high standards and ideals of women in helicopter aviation and who has contributed in a significant way to the advancement, recognition and credit of women in helicopter aviation.

The Diamond Volunteer Award is presented to a woman who has given of herself towards a long-term project that has benefitted the Whirly-Girls.

The Volunteer of the Year Award is presented to a volunteer recognized by her contributions to a project that has shown an outstanding positive effect for the Whirly-Girls within the past year.

Please send your nominations to wgprez@whirlygirls.org for consideration by the committee.

NEW DOCUMENTARY: WHIRLY GIRLS JUST FLY -- A Documentary Film about Female Helicopter Pilots

Evi Baumgartner, WG #1037, has created a stunning documentary film featuring five incredible women who show the courage and willpower necessary to open up new vistas and create new role models for women. This film provides a fascinating insight into the lives of helicopter pilots both inside and outside the cockpit. How did they get interested in helicopters? How do they get along in this sector that is still so male-dominated? And what does flying mean for their lives? WHIRLY GIRLS JUST FLY answers these questions and empowers other women to go for their goals as well.

The official trailer can be watched now on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIlOz6IWR2M1

The documentary film, produced without any external funds, is available now on DVD. More information can be found at www.baumgartnerfilm.com

NEW LAPD AIR SUPPORT DIVISION ONLINE STORE

The Los Angeles Police Department Air Support Division (ASD) is the largest municipal airborne law enforcement organization in the United States and operates from the LAPD Hooper Heliport. They have launched a new website, www.LAPDairsupport.com, where the public can purchase ASD helicopter merchandise. All proceeds go directly to the Air Support Angel’s Foundation, a certified 501(c)(3) organization that provides continuing education to LAPD helicopter pilots and observers and purchases supplies and equipment.

• You can follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/whirlygirlsintl
• Read the announcement of new Whirly-Girl positions on the Jobs for Members page (most recent added 29 December 2011).
• Take a look at the Spotlight on Women in Helicopter Aviation video. You can watch the video online at www.rotor.com or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwwENgQ9reY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

DONATING to Whirly-Girls by shopping online through "Good Shop-Good Search"
Now you can go on a shopping spree and donate to Whirly-Girls at the same time! Good Shop is a portal and coupon site through which you can shop at virtually ANY store you want -- SAKS, Nordstroms, Lands End, Best Buy, Office Depot, Barnes and Noble, Amazon, etc. When you to go http://www.goodsearch.com, look for the "Who are you shopping for" field, and type in Whirly-Girls. It will redirect you to a page where you can enter the store name you want. We get revenue from Good Shop--Good Search two ways: by "click-throughs" while you are searching for a store or product, and by purchases. Many stores donate up to 3% of your purchase price. Good Shop-Good Search keeps a bank for Whirly-Girls and sends us a check at the end of the year. If you are doing online shopping, this is a wonderful way to help the organization and satisfy that need for retail therapy! Christmas is just around the corner, and if you register with Good Shop-Good Search (it is not a requirement), you will get notifications of sales. But you don't have to register to donate to Whirly-Girls. Additionally, some of the vendors that work through this site often increase the percentage of the donation on a random basis. Help Whirly-Girls grow our scholarship fund by shopping through Good Shop--Good Search.