WICHITA, KAN. – The deputy aviation director with the Kansas Department of Transportation, Tiffany Brown, will fly in the 2015 Air Race Classic, June 22-25. The 2,199 nautical mile air race will involve more than 50 competitors from throughout the United States.
Brown will be flying a 2008 Cessna 172 Skyhawk from Hetrick Air Services of Lawrence, Kansas with high school senior, Taylor Humphrey. The race starts in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and continues on to Morganton, N.C.; Hickory, N.C.; Connellsville, Pa.; Jeffersonville, Ind.; Three Rivers, Mich.; Kalamazoo, Mich.; Lawrenceville, Ill.; Kirksville, Mo.; Union City, Tenn.; Gadsden, Ala.; and concludes in Fairhope, Ala.
Brown received her private pilot certificate two years ago, has an instrument rating, and is working on her commercial pilot certificate.
For additional race information, go to http://airraceclassic.org.
