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Female Pilots Show Girl Scouts The Ropes

BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) - Colorado Girl Scouts got the chance to check out a high-flying career at the Rocky Mountain Metro Airport in Broomfield on Saturday.

Girls Scouts Pilots 6 (CREDIT Girl Scouts of Colorado)
(credit: Girls Scouts of Colorado)

A group of female pilots showed the girls what it's like to work in the aviation industry.

Girls Scouts Pilots 4 (CREDIT Girl Scouts of Colorado)
(credit: Girls Scouts of Colorado)

Aside from touring the airport, the scouts explored different types of aircraft and competed in a paper airplane race.

Girls Scouts Pilots 2 (CREDIT Girl Scouts of Colorado)
(credit: Girls Scouts of Colorado)

Pilots from the Colorado chapter of the Ninety-Nines volunteers their time for the event. The international organization was founded by 99 female pilots back in 1929.

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