Suzanne Asbury-Oliver

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Template:Orphan Suzanne Asbury-Oliver (Template:Nee Asbury; born c. 1958) is an American aviator who, with her husband Steven Oliver, became America's only husband and wife professional skywriting and aerobatic team.[1][2][3] Asbury-Oliver aviated for PepsiCo[4] and now has her own skywriting company, Olivers Flying Circus.[5][6] She estimated that in a typical year, she writes 500 sky messages in over 150 locations nationwide.[1][2]

Early life

Suzanne Asbury was born in Forest Grove, Oregon.[7] She began flying gliders at 14. By 15, she flew her first solo mission.[7]

Career

Around age 18, she was a professional aviator and had already earned her powered-aircraft instrument rating, commercial certificate, flight instructor and instrument-flight instructor certificates, and a multiengine rating. She had become an aviation professional and begun skywriting for Pepsi in the 1980s. She obtained an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certification.[when?][8] She later married Steven Oliver, with whom she went into skywriting as a team.

References


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  1. 1.0 1.1 Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
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  4. Travel Air D4D.  Retrieved from Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
  5. Writing it forward (in reverse).  (2015-05-14)  Retrieved 2018-08-12 from www.aopa.org
  6. Skywriting...from Olivers Flying Circus.  Retrieved 2018-08-12 from skywriter.info
  7. 7.0 7.1 Women in Aviation and Space History - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.  Retrieved 2018-08-12 from airandspace.si.edu
  8. About Olivers Flying Circus.  Retrieved 2021-10-28 from skywriter.info