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Cleared For Takeoff: A PilotS Memoir Of Purpose And Resilience After 9/11
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In This Inspiring Memoir, A Black Woman Pilot Leading The Way For Other Aviatrixes Shares Her Journey Of Fulfilling A Lifelong Dream To FlyAnd How She Rediscovered Her Passion In The Face Of Tragedy And Adversity.Before Being Cleared For Takeoff, Captain Nia Gilliam Witnesses The World Trade Center Attacks From The CoPilotS Seat On The Runway Of Newark Airport. Struggling With The Harrowing Sights Unfolding Before Her, She Finds The Composure To Take Off As Smoke Billows From The Twin Towers. In A Moment That Changed Everything, For Her And The World, GilliamS Dedication To The Skies Is Forever Shaken And She Resolves To Never Fly Again.Now, Gilliam Traces Her Path To The PilotS Seat, From The Moment Her Mother Showed Her An Article Of Black Aviation Pioneer Bessie Coleman To The Day She Ditched School To Pay Her Respects At The Funeral Of Janet Harmon Braggs, The First Black Woman To Earn A Commercial PilotS License, Where She Ultimately Met Her Future Mentor. Alongside The Grit And Determination To Work Towards Her Dream, Gilliam Captures The Challenges, Both Personal And Societal, And Triumphs Of Earning Her Spot In The PilotS Seat. But Just As GilliamS Life Begins To Soar, The Aftermath Of 9/11 Thrusts Her Into A Moment Of Unforeseen Decisions. As She Finds The Fortitude To Stand Strong After A National Tragedy, She Confronts Bias As The First Pregnant Pilot At Her Airline, Fights To Overcome Postpartum Depression, And Navigates A Career Transition That Would Take Her Away From The Life SheD Worked So Hard For.Cleared For Takeoff Is A Deeply Affecting Story, Tracing GilliamS Roots To Navigating A MaleDominated Industry And Illuminating One WomanS Unwavering Faith In Herself.
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