14 Facts About Patty Wagstaff

Patty Wagstaff is an American aviator and US national aerobatic champion.

Since then Patty Wagstaff has earned a commercial rotorcraft rating and has flown many types of aircraft.

Patty Wagstaff holds type ratings in the TBM Avenger, T-28, L-39 and Tucano.

Patty Wagstaff's sister, Toni, is a pilot for United Airlines.

Patty Wagstaff was the top US medal winner, winning gold, silver, and bronze medals in international competitions for several years.

Patty Wagstaff was the International Aerobatic Club champion in 1993.

In 1996, Patty Wagstaff was the top-scoring US pilot at the World Aerobatics Championship.

In 1997, Patty Wagstaff received her first Hall of Fame inductions, becoming inducted into both the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame and the International Women's Aviation Hall of Fame.

Patty Wagstaff was awarded the National Aeronautic Association Paul Tissandier Diploma in 1997 and won the Bill Barber Award for sportsmanship in 1998.

In 2001, Patty Wagstaff began training pilots of the Kenya Wildlife Service in Kenya.

Patty Wagstaff continues working in the aviation field as an airshow pilot, stunt pilot for films, consultant, flight instructor, and writer.

Patty Wagstaff is emeritus board member of the Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, and was on the Presidential Advisory Committee to the Centennial of Flight Commission.

Patty Wagstaff is an instrument-rated pilot and has owned a Beechcraft Baron and a Cirrus SR22 and currently flies a Beechcraft Bonanza.

Patty Wagstaff has been featured numerous times in Microsoft's Flight Simulator series.