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Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥: Jessica James, commercial pilot and a high-flying member of Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜Lost Car RescueÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™

TODAY IN B.C.: A role model for young women, within a male-dominated industry
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On this International WomenÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Day edition of Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜Today in BCÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™, host Peter McCully chats with Jessica James, commercial pilot and co-star of The History ChannelÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜Lost Car RescueÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™.

Jess, who grew up in Nimpo Lake and currently lives in The Okanagan, is a role model for young women, demonstrating a taste for adventure and a drive for success within a male-dominated industry.

Despite only 6% of all private pilots in Canada being women, Jess successfully obtained her private pilotÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s license in 2013 in Victoria, B.C., and her commercial pilotÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s license in 2017. Since then, sheÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s achieved multiple endorsements for flying.

James was asked what the most impactful moment in her young career was to date.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜I was flying with Harbor Air Seaplanes and I was helping a lady get off of the flight, she was of an older generation and she was very sweet and she didnÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™t know me, but she took the time to tell me that she was very proud of me for being a pilot because she didnÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™t have that opportunity when she was my age and that will always stick with me. I can tell you exactly where I was standing when she told me thatÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™.

As seen on Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜Lost Car RescueÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™, she now uses her skills to fly over remote areas of Canada, scouting and recovering rare classic vehicles that have been abandoned or lost to time.

McCully asked James what her favorite area was to fly over.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜One of the really cool things about this job is that I get to fly in some really neat places and places I wouldÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ve never visited in Canada if it wasnÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™t for the show. So I just try and stay present in all of those places that it leads me and I guess my favorite place continually changesÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™.

As well, James talks about the new season of Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜Lost Car RescueÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ where she pilots a team of car-hunters who travel by air and land to uncover vehicles.

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Peter McCully

About the Author: Peter McCully

Peter has been a broadcaster and publisher on both of CanadaÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s coasts and has owned a small newspaper and run an advertising agency along the way.
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