After receiving a call from Executive Air Fleet (later acquired by Jet Aviation in 1988,) based in Teterboro, Peggy came in and interviewed with two companies-one of those happened to be the same account that she flies for today. Regis for roughly two and a half years until they closed their flight department, subsequently bringing her to the northeast to pursue a new job as a pilot. He said, ‘I think you’re crazy to do this and I’m not going to let you resign-I’ll give you a three month leave of absence, let you get this out of your system, and you can come back in three months.’” Three months later, she walked right back into his office and said, “I love flying too much, I’m going to stay with it.” “My supervisor was incredibly kind and pulled me into his office. She had fallen in love with flying, so she decided to resign from the FAA. The company quickly offered Peggy a full-time job. While working for the Control Center for five years, she began to fly part time with St. One year later, she also received the National Air Traffic Controller of the Year. Four years after starting at Jacksonville Center, Peggy received the Outstanding Flight Assist award for instructing and guiding a non-instrument rated pilot, low on fuel and caught above a cloud back, safely to the landing strip at Brunswick Airport in Georgia. It was evident that she quickly learned the ropes and became quite confident within a very short period of time. “They just weren’t prominent.” She was able to however, land herself a job as an air traffic controller in 1974 working for Jacksonville Control Center. “Women in aviation back in this time were frankly scarce,” stated Peggy. Peggy’s aviation journey began in the late 70s and 80s when she was looking for her best route into the industry. For 40 years now, Peggy has been flying for Jet Aviation, working for only one account, and doing what she loves most. Speaking with Peggy, there is an attribute that stands out stronger than anything else-her sheer passion for flight. However, it can be difficult to grasp what this really means until you sit down with someone like Peggy Lamneck, Lead Captain. Once you commence in an aviation career, you immediately hear about the “aviation bug,” the immediate fixation on such a unique and intriguing industry that you just can’t get away from.
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