About
Another Empty Kitchen?
I am a professional pilot with charter, corporate and airline experience (still flying ), and a professional athlete who managed an all-woman professional skydiving team for over 14 years. I have flown small planes and big planes, I have participated in world record skydiving attempts, I have jumped off cliffs and bridges, I delivered twi
I am a professional pilot with charter, corporate and airline experience (still flying ), and a professional athlete who managed an all-woman professional skydiving team for over 14 years. I have flown small planes and big planes, I have participated in world record skydiving attempts, I have jumped off cliffs and bridges, I delivered twins (one of them a breach), and I have raised a family by myself. (that’s a lie, every mother knows, it takes a village, and I have had an amazing one)
I am now pursuing the next chapter in my life with my blog, podcast, and my book, still in progress, by the same name. This has been one of the biggest challenges of my life and I am enjoying every single second of it.
Another Empty Kitchen?
Another Empty Kitchen?
The gravely voices came loud and clear over the airwaves, deep and dark and said, “another empty kitchen”. What was that about?, I wondered. I heard it several times, before I queried a captain I was flying with, “What does that mean?”
He responded, “Well, you’re a woman, you probably left a husband and kids back home, and you took a job f
The gravely voices came loud and clear over the airwaves, deep and dark and said, “another empty kitchen”. What was that about?, I wondered. I heard it several times, before I queried a captain I was flying with, “What does that mean?”
He responded, “Well, you’re a woman, you probably left a husband and kids back home, and you took a job from a man.” Are you fricking kidding me! I was shocked and at that moment, my future became clear. I would write a book about my experiences as a mother, a wife (or an ex-wife as it ended up) and a woman pilot. The book would be called “Another Empty Kitchen.”
We are spreading the word that we can work our asses off, achieve our dreams, have children or take care of elderly parents, and share our stories with other women who might be questioning what they are doing with their lives.
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Featured Episode - Episode 54 - Aviatrix Extraodinaire: Val Thal Slocum
Featured Episode - Episode 54 - Aviatrix Extraodinaire: Val Thal Slocum
Pilot, mom, wife, daughter, volunteer, world class skydiver, dear friend, busy lady!
Meet the incredible woman who unknowingly changed the trajectory of my life on a chilly morning in a DC-3 jump plane. Val shares her journey from hell-raising teenager, to respected aviator, an unexpected mom, and a passionate volunteer.
A life well lived
Pilot, mom, wife, daughter, volunteer, world class skydiver, dear friend, busy lady!
Meet the incredible woman who unknowingly changed the trajectory of my life on a chilly morning in a DC-3 jump plane. Val shares her journey from hell-raising teenager, to respected aviator, an unexpected mom, and a passionate volunteer.
A life well lived and a future full of new adventures and grandchildren... Val is a force and I am so honored to get this time with her and to share it with all of you.
Please subscribe and share this episode with friends and family. Check out the website and also my writing on learning to fly on my Substack.
Blue skies...
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