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Katha House

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"Early in my career, preflight planning for long flights would include three backup babysitters"
- Captain Katha House

As Chief Pilot of a Jet Charter service today, she flies all over the United States and the world. Katha House holds airline transport pilot certificates in Australia, Columbia, Switzerland and the United States. She is Captain qualified in numerous Business jets.

Katha House flight instructed in land and seaplanes to gain the experience needed for her career path. There were no "regular hours" for this single parent and preflight planning included babysitter schedules.

She has lived in South America where she logged thousands of hours of jet time. Business aviation was her career choice not a stepping stone to other aviation careers.

Captain Katha House is welcomed into the Chicago Public Schools

Photo of Captain Katha House and Principal Grissett at Gompers

Photo of Captain Katha House  and Valerie Solomon at Gillespie

Captain Katha House and Principal Grissett at the aviation corner in Ms. Todd's classroom, Aviation Faculty Advisor for Gompers Elementary School
Captain Katha House with NASA Staff Instructor and Gillespie teacher, Valerie Solomon

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