Posted on 02/22/2005 11:21:46 PM PST by ajolympian2004
BOULDER - A University of Colorado student has more than one thing in common with Amelia Earhart, the pioneering aviator who disappeared over the South Pacific in 1937.
Amelia "Amy" Earhart has thrilled at the feeling of flight since a young age. "I took my first ride in a helicopter when I was 12, and from that point on I've always been interested in it," she says.
Amy Earhart is learning to fly and wants to write a book comparing her experiences to those of the legendary Earhart - who happens to be her distant cousin.
Amy Earhart says her family didn't talk about Amelia Earhart much when she was growing up, and it left her with many unanswered questions. Some answers may not be far off.
Dave Jourdan, a man determined to find Earhart's plane in the South Pacific, wants to take Amy on the multi-million dollar, seven-week quest scheduled to take place in a few months.
"It would probably be the most amazing experience of my life," says Amy. "Extremely important to my family. It would be important to the whole country really, it's such a national mystery."
This is the second time this company has tried to find the wreckage of Earhart's plane. The latest mission is expected to cost around $1.7 million. Amy Earhart is trying to raise $80,000 for her part.
Now that Amy works for KOA radio, she says history buffs are coming out of the woodwork with newspaper clippings and other tidbits about her famous relative. She says that as far as she knows, she is the only woman in the family who has trained to become a pilot since Earhart disappeared.
Video available from the 9news.com website.
What's in a name? Well, if you're a decendent of the most famous female pilot in history... you can get a lot of milage from your name... Newsradio 850 KOA's April Zesbaugh takes a look at one of our collegues... Amelia Earhart.
http://www.850koa.com/mpdownload/AMELIA_FEATURE.mp3
Watch out for those remote south Pacific islands, Amy honey.
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