Fire & Air with Patty Wagstaff — National Aerobatic Champion
2 min readMar 5, 2021
Sylvia is joined by Patty Wagstaff to discuss her journey to becoming a US National Aerobatic Champion. Patty was the first woman to achieve this title, a feat she repeated twice thereafter, and has garnered worldwide recognition for her aerobatic routines.
“Flying is not the hardest part of it at all, it’s the mental aspects — so you learn a lot about yourself in any sport, anything that you do when you push yourself is where you really learn about who you are and what your weaknesses are, what your strengths are, and how to improve those things.”
— PATTY WAGSTAFF
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- Growing up abroad, traveling young
- Defying expectations of traditional gender roles
- Learning to fly after an accident while working in Alaska
- Resiliency, finding a mentor
- Becoming the first woman US National Aerobatic Champion
- Methodically attacking your goals
- Why talent can be a hindrance
- Zen and the Art of Archery
- Managing ADD, leveraging ADD as a strength
- Reinvention after achievement
- Opening the Patty Wagstaff Aerobatic School
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