Training and Workforce
ERAU Grad Plans ‘Dream Soars’ Round-the-World Solo
Shaesta Waiz is hoping to become the youngest female to travel around the world to promote STEM and women in aviation.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is partnering with a 28-year-old alumna and graduate student on an around-the-world solo flight to promote women in aviation and careers focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Shaesta Waiz, the first civilian female certified pilot from Afghanistan, is planning a 90-day mission that would make her the youngest female to attempt the solo flight around the world.

To begin on June 2, 2016 in Daytona Beach, Fla., the “Dream Soar’s Global Solo Flight for STEM” mission will involve 27,318-nm, 33 stops, 18 countries and five continents. Waiz will flight the mission in a 2001 Beechcraft Bonanza modified with tip tanks. The mission includes a series of outreach events that will be held along the way, where she and other women will serve as ambassadors for STEM and aviation.

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