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Debbie Gary
 Debbie is an air show pilot and an aviation
writer. She has been a professional aerobatic pilot since
October 1971, an aviation writer since June 1994.
In 1971, when Jim
Holland trained her to fly air shows, she became the first woman
in the world to lead a formation aerobatic team. They flew
Citabrias, Decathlons and some of the first two-seater Pitts in
production doing shows and instructing from Canada to the
Caribbean.
In 1973, she upgraded
her formation flying skills and moved to Toronto, Ontario, where
she joined the Carling Aerobatic Team as its slot pilot. They
flew four Pitts S-2As as one of the first fully-sponsored
formation aerobatic teams in North America and flew 74 public
displays in 1974.
In 2001, Jimmy Franklin
trained her as a wing walking pilot. She and Carol Pilon formed
one of the first all-woman wing walking acts using his 450 hp
Waco, The Mystery Ship. Debbie has added the graceful SF-260
Marchetti to her show flying.
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THE
PLANE
 SIAI Marchetti, model F260D
Manufactured 1990
All metal construction
| Engine |
Lycoming
260 HP six cylinder horizontally opposed, air-cooled,
fuel injected. Inverted fuel and oil systems. |
| Propeller |
Two-bladed
Hartzell, metal |
| Fuel |
Four
tanks, 64 gallon total, 58 useable |
| Weight |
Empty:
1816 lbs / Gross: 2425 lbs |
| Wing
Span |
27'
4 3/4" |
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