Kathy Stewart first began thinking about becoming a helicopter pilot at age 19 after finishing up eight months of work in the Northwest Territories, including four months in a forestry camp. She was born and raised in Toronto, but the remoteness of Canada's North appealed to her, as did the Bell Longranger based at the camp just outside of Yellowknife. Stewart's first concrete step toward an outstanding career began in 1980 when she obtained a Private Pilot Licence (PPL). Now a Special Constable with the Air Services Branch of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), based out of Edmonton and with more than 13,000 flight hours, Stewart explains her sights were always set on the dynamic world of rotorcraft - "That ability to land virtually anywhere and to hover... your hands are on the controls and you are actively working the machine."
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