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Air Race Classic Winner Elaine Roehrig Mourned
CFI Logged More Than 15,000 Hours
September 2, 2021
Air Race Classic winner, master pilot, and renowned flight instructor Elaine C. Roehrig was remembered for her dedication to general aviation and her contributions to aviation safety. Roehrig, 99, who was born in Canajoharie, New York, in 1921, died August 22.
Roehrig had logged more than 15,000 hours before retiring from flight instruction in 2018.
Between 1987 and 2010 Roehrig participated in the transcontinental Air Race Classic proficiency contest 20 times, flying with teammate and former student Marolyn Wilson. They competed in Roehrig's 1965 Piper Cherokee and earned five top-10 finishes and two wins—in 2003 and 2004.
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