Mama Birds

In all the excitement leading up to the race I have forgotten to fill you in our Mama Birds!!! What is a Mama Bird? The Air Race Classic pairs experience racers with ladies who have not flown the race before. Our Mama Birds are Mary Wunder and Alison Chalker. So we are called “Baby Birds”. Ethel and I both know Mary and Alison since they are fellow Eastern PA 99s. It is very exciting to be paired with them although trying to get strategy out of Mary is like pulling teeth? She has been great help in trying to figure out what to expect when we get to FL and what we should pack. Mary and Alison are Classic #9 so keep eye out for their team during the race and wish them well. Our mama bird nicknames are MBM (Mama Bird Mary) and MBA (Mama Bird Alison). Mary has been calling Ethel and me... BBB (Baby Bird Barb) and BBE (Baby Bird Ethel).