Bobbi Trout
Bobbi Trout was born in Greenup, Illinois, United States on January 7th, 1906 and is the American Aviator. At the age of 97, Bobbi Trout biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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After getting her license, Trout flew a Golden Eagle at the Metropolitan Airport in Los Angeles as an official dedication on December 14, 1928. Trout followed this up on January 2, 1929, flying from the same airport for 12 hours 11 minutes, shattering the previous record, held by Viola Gentry, by more than 4 hours. This record was short lived, as aviator Elinor Smith broke the record once again on January 30, 1929. Smith flew 13 and a half hours straight from Mitchel Field using an open cockpit Bruner Winkle biplane. Determined to take back the record, Trout flew from Mines Field on February 10, 1929, returning this time after more than 17 hours. This flight set the record for the first all-night flight by a woman as well as the new women's solo endurance record. In the same year on June 16, Trout flew a 90 horsepower Golden Eagle Chief to an altitude of 15,200 feet (4,600 m) breaking the light class aircraft altitude record. Modifying the same aircraft to use a 100 horsepower engine, Trout flew from Clover Field in Santa Monica, California to the first Women's Transcontinental Air Derby together with other women aviators including Amelia Earhart. During the nine-day race, they experienced difficulty navigating using road maps. Trout, Earhart, Gentry and the other ladies managed to communicate under difficult circumstances. This led to the development of the Ninety-Nines: International Organization of Women Pilots.
In order to get more sponsorship, Trout asked starlet Edna Mae Cooper if she wanted to go with her to attempt another endurance run. They first tried it on January 1, 1931 but due to technical problems they had to abort the flight. At their next attempt, they were successful in flying straight for 122 hours and 50 minutes, only to end the run on January 9, 1931 due to the spitting off fuel. This record was later recognized by King Carol II of Romania, whose representative gave her a Royal Decree with aviation cross for pilots who made record flights, a distinction shared by two other pilots - Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh.