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Suzanne Asbury-Oliver (née Asbury; born c. 1958) is an American and, with her husband, Steven Oliver, became America's only husband and wife professional skywriting and aerobatic team. Asbury-Oliver aviated for PepsiCo and now has her own skywriting company, Olivers Flying Circus. She estimated that in a typical year, she writes 500 sky messages in over 150 locations nationwide.

Early life

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

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. She later married Steven Oliver, with whom she went into skywriting as a team.

References

  1. ^ "The Only Female Pro Skywriter in America". No Joe Schmo. 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  2. ^ Thriveline. "Skywriter Pays Tribute To Prince". Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  3. Spitznagel, Eric (14 August 2012). "Odd Jobs: Sky Writing is Just as Hard as You Think It Is". Bloomberg.
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  5. "Writing it forward (in reverse)". www.aopa.org. 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  6. "Skywriting...from Olivers Flying Circus". skywriter.info. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  7. ^ "Women in Aviation and Space History - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum". airandspace.si.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  8. "About Olivers Flying Circus". skywriter.info. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
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