First lieutenant Leidy Jhirianny Tapia Díaz, became the first Dominican woman to captain a helicopter in the Air Force. She soloed on 7 February 2019 piloting the OH-58A helicopter of the Rescue Squadron of the Air Force. Tapia was admitted to the airport 12 years ago. She dreamed of being a pilot and studied at the Academia Aerea General de Brigada Piloto Frank A. Feliz Miranda and the Escuela de Aviacion from where she graduated as a pilot in 2016.
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El Dia
11 February 2019
