Idaho Aviation History with Crista Worthy

Crista Worthy has been flying around the United States with her pilot/husband, Fred and their children since 1995, and writing about fun places to fly since 2006.  She has single-engine land and sea ratings.  Her favorite places to explore are the backcountry strips of Idaho and Utah's red rock country.  She currently lives in Idaho and serves as editor of The Flyline, the monthly publication of the Idaho Aviation Association.

Since the dawn of aviation, Idahoans have employed aircraft to carry people, groceries, mail, freight and livestock over inhospitable terrain.  Idaho's airstrips are the stuff of dreams, offering pilots, anglers, hikers, and river rafters access to deep wilderness less than an hour from the city.  Aerial firefighting was born - and is based - in Idaho.  In her presentation, Crista will explain why Idaho is one of the country's most aviation-friendly states and how government officials, private landowners, and volunteers worked together to create and then preserve an infrastructure of big-city, small-town, and backcountry airstrips that are the envy of pilots worldwide.