Military Aviatrix ~ From Plain To Plane: Retired USAF Pilot Patty Bear

<p>In this interview, Liz talks with Air Force Academy graduate and pilot Patty Bear about her memoir, <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Plain-Plane-Mennonite-Childhood-Unconventional/dp/0997573503'>FROM PLAIN TO PLANE: MY MENNONITE CHILDHOOD, A NATIONAL SCANDAL, AND AN UNCONVENTIONAL SOAR TO FREEDOM</a>. The book chronicles Patty’s journey from her childhood in an old-order Pennsylvania Mennonite community through a highly publicized scandal involving her father’s excommunication from the church, and her path to the Air Force Academy in the first wave of women to be accepted.<br/> <br/>You can find Patty at her author page on Facebook: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/authorPattyBear'>https://www.facebook.com/authorPattyBear</a></p><p>And at her website: <a href='http://www.theflyingclub.com/'>www.theflyingclub.com</a></p><p>For a more in-depth interview with Patty, listen to the Onward Podcast episode: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/from-plain-to-plane-journey-from-mennonite-childhood/id1465324726?i=1000504259717'>https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/from-plain-to-plane-journey-from-mennonite-childhood/id1465324726?i=1000504259717</a></p><p><br/>Liz Booker is a retired Coast Guard helicopter pilot and writer for young adults. She hosts the Aviatrix Book Club and the Aviatrix Book Review Website and Podcast. This episode is a rebroadcast of the Aviatrix Book Review in collaboration with<br/>Coming Home Well. You can find Liz <a href='https://www.instagram.com/literaryaviatrix/'>@LiteraryAviatrix</a> on social media.<br/><br/>Stay up to date and gain early access to new podcasts and upcoming events by signing up for our newsletter at <a href='https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/P9QRg9T'>Coming Home Well Newsletter</a><br/><br/>Check out our other podcasts: <a href='https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1911442.rss'>Beyond The Frontline</a>, <a href='https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1947138.rss'>Be Crazy Well</a>, <a href='https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2004860.rss'>Veteran Et Cetera</a></p><a rel="payment" hr