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Medicine On the Move in Ghana on BBC.mov melissa062284 324 views Patricia Mawuli and Jonathan Porter with Medicine On the Move appear in this segment on BBC where they share a bit about their work in Ghana and how they are using general ...
Melissa Pemberton Aerobatics melissa062284 6,197 views Melissa's air show routine is a high energy and action packed display of Unlimited Aerobatics in the Edge540 Aircraft. The show will give your audience everything from ...
Wingsuit VS Edge 540.mov melissa062284 4,637 views Wingsuit vs Edge 540 Aerobatic Aircraft
WAC 2009-H.264 LAN Streaming.mov melissa062284 3,028 views World Aerobatic Championships 2009 _ Melissa Pemberton
Melissa Pemberton flies Oshkosh 2009 melissa062284 11,531 views Melissa Pemberton performs in her Edge540 at EAA Airventure 2009 Oshkosh, Wi www.sportsgal.com
Freefall with a Pitts melissa062284 2,000 views Melissa Andrzejewski in her Pitts S2C with Steve Curtis and Jeff "Jeffro" Provenzano in freefall and under canopy.
A day in the life of Melissa and Rex melissa062284 4,379 views BASE jumping a 200 foot sea cliff in Australia Melissa and Rex Pemberton
MELISSA ON KSWT melissa062284 2,024 views Melissa does the Weather for the Yuma Airshow!
Melissa does a Gainer through the Steal melissa062284 1,443 views Melissa throws a gainer through the steal from the catwalk on a bridge.
Rainier Climb melissa062284 558 views Melissa and Rex climbing Mt Rainier with Peak Teams

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Melissa, born June 22, 1984, attended several years at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University studying Aeronautical Science and Mathematics. Melissa was a champion rock climber throughout high school, winning numerous competitions and served as the president of ERAU's Bouldering Crew in Prescott, AZ. In her freshman year, Melissa, along with her roommate Amanda, played for the ERAU Men's Soccer Club and subsequently started the first school-sponsored Women's Varsity soccer team.

A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Melissa was introduced to aviation and aerobatics by her flying grandmother in a Cessna 150 Aerobat - the same airplane she took to EAA AirVenture as a newly minted private pilot in 2002 after learning to fly with her grandfather, Leo Janssens . During her 2003 trip to Oshkosh, Melissa saw the "Stars of Tomorrow 2003" program, sponsored by Sean D. Tucker and Mike Goulian. They mentored six future air show pilots to start the new program and introduce young talent to the Oshkosh AirVenture audience.

Inspired by the program's outreach to young pilots, Melissa returned to Arizona with a determination to learn and compete in Aerobatics and began training with Major General Hank Canterbury. In less than one year under the coaching of Sergei Boriak and the mentoring of Wayne Handley, Melissa went from first-time Aerobatic Contestant at the Sportsman Level to Third Place Overall in Intermediate at the 2004 U.S. National Championships (1st place Unknown, 2nd place Known, 3rd place Freestyle) and began to fly her first airshows. On October 26, 2004, Sean D. Tucker invited Melissa to be one of three pilots chosen for the "Stars of Tomorrow 2005." (Due to unforeseen circumstances, Melissa was unable to continue in the program).

After competing at the Advanced level with her Pitts S-2C while achieving her "Building, Antenna, Span and Earth" jumps in 2005, Melissa received delivery of her new Zivco Edge 540. In the summer of 2006 she began competing at the Unlimited level in which she placed 1st at her first competition of the season. Melissa became the youngest female ever to be a member of the US Unlimited Aerobatic Team at the 2006 Nationals but will not be competing in the 2007 World Aerobatic Championships. Instead she is spending her season touring around Australia with her Edge.

In addition to her own airshow act Melissa is flying in an action packed "Bi-Plane vs. Mono-Plane" meets "Battle of the Sexes" act with Rob Holland in his Ultimate Bi-Plane. Check them out at www.rivalryairshows.com.

Melissa's other activities include skydiving (freefly and wingsuit, 400+ jumps), B.A.S.E. jumping (200+ jumps), Bungee Jumping, snow boarding, skiing, scuba diving, dredging for gold, running marathons, biking, photography, drawing and painting.
Melissa strives to be a positive role model and inspiration to young people in aviation and women across the world showing them that no dream is too big and nothing is impossible! She was a keynote speaker at the 99's International Convention in 2006 and is always looking for invitations to share her dreams and experiences with others.

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Embry Riddle Aeronautial University

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