Elynor H. "Johnnie" Rudnick (April 2, 1923 – May 25, 1996) was an aviation pioneer.[1] She was the first female president of the Helicopter Association of America (HAA),[2] first female president of Helicopter Association International,[3] treasurer of the California Helicopter Association,[4][5] a flight school owner and instructor,[6][7] aviation business owner,[3][8] aviator,[8][9] and airplane restorer.[10][11][6] She founded Bakersfield Air Park[10][6][12][11] and Kern Copters, Inc. and helped organize Helicopter Association International.[2][3][5] She was also considered an expert in aviation-assisted agricultural spraying.[13]
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^ ab"A History of Helicopter Association International". www.rotor.org.
^ abcGreen, Virginia (December 2010). Allan Hubbard: A Man Out of Time - Virginia Green - Google Books. Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. ISBN 9781869794835. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
^Liberatore, Eugene K. (1954). "The Rotary Wing Industry - Eugene K. Liberatore - Google Books". Retrieved 2020-01-18.
^ ab"Celebrating 60 Years of Excellence". yumpu.com.
^ abc"Episode 1: The Pilot's Pilot (Transcript) | Jewish Women's Archive". Jwa.org. 1948-08-03. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
^Gandt, Robert (3 October 2017). Angels in the Sky: How a Band of Volunteer Airmen Saved the New State of Israel - Robert Gandt - Google Books. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393254785. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
^ ab"David Falk '39: Giving back | Union College News Archives". Muse.union.edu. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
^Peat, Neville (2013-12-16). Hurricane Tim: The Story Of Sir Tim Wallis - Neville Peat - Google Books. Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. ISBN 9781775531951. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
Elynor H. "Johnnie" Rudnick (April 2, 1923 – May 25, 1996) was an aviation pioneer. She was the first female president of the Helicopter Association of...
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