This is the incredible story of Silva Mcleod, the first Tongan woman to become an airline pilot, told with frankness and wit by Silva herself.
Silva was a Tongan girl from a small island with little hope of anything beyond getting married and having babies. Her dreams of becoming an airline pilot seemed just that - dreams - until
Ken McLeod came into Silva-s life. He was an Australian hired to build a hospital on her island of Vava-u. She started dating him despite frowns from her family. After a whirlwind romance, they got married in a traditional Tongan ceremony before moving to Australia
Silva faced challenges in Australia as a woman of color. Then came the biggest challenge of all - Ken was diagnosed with cancer. He said to Silva, -Do you still want to fly? Life is too short, if you have a dream, go for it.-
There were many barriers to succeeding in such a male-dominated field, but Silva refused to give in. She became the first Tongan fe
