An inspiring story of overcoming, to finally become South Africa’s first female Airline Pilot!
Kucki Low
Kucki’s life story is an adventure filled with fascinating twists and turns. Born in Austria in 1945, she immigrated to Namibia with her parents in 1953. The early and untimely death of her parents catapulted her into the ‘real world’ at a young age, forcing her to fend for herself. She was working as a photographer for her uncle when, by chance, her passion for flying was ignited after a late-evening desert photoshoot from the passenger seat of a Piper 140.
Not one to let details like a lack of formal schooling stand in the way of her dream, she bacame not only a successful flight instructor in 1971, but went on to become South Africa’s first female Airline Pilot.
After nine years in aviation and close to four thousand flying hours, she left her career behind and started a new life with her husband and son in Vancouver, Canada, where she still resides. She is now an author and international speaker.
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