Flying is terrifying to many people, and piloting an airplane is a domain seemingly dominated by men.

When flying slowly but surely came to scare her to death, Kim Jochl set out to overcome her fear by earning a pilot's license. She figured the more she knew, the less she'd be scared. In theory that was true; in practice it wasn't so simple. She knew it would be an incredible challenge, and one that might end in failure. But the encouraging, helpful, accepting, and genuine culture of aviation helped Kim achieve her goal and discover the joy of flying.

The Aviatrix is a...

At the age of two, a set of daring and mischievous twins from the rolling hills of Lee, Massachusetts, took to the ski slopes under the tutelage of their Austrian father. While their American mother kept his efforts sagely rooted within the more flexible American culture, the twins quickly became world-class skiers, training and competing around the globe as members of the United States Alpine Ski Team.

Kim relays her hilarious and soulful journey through childhood escapades and the disciplined training that took her from the heights of world competition to a life beyond the slopes....