Gaining Speed, Amelia Flew Off The Rails, Smashed Into

Gaining speed, Amelia flew off the rails, smashed into the trestle, and her car shattered to pieces. When Amelia was a little girl, she, her sister, and their neighbor boy decided to build a roller coaster, and this is how she had her first â€Å"flight.† They started to build it at the top of their tool shed which was about eight feet high off the ground. With their uncle’s help, they took two boards and greased them with lard. For the car they used a wooden crate. After going down and hitting the trestle, she merrily picked herself up, and, not paying attention to her minor injuries, said happily, â€Å"it’s just like flying,† and ever since then, she loved to fly. Having an amazing early life as well as a stunning life of flying lead to Amelia†¦show more content†¦In nineteen twenty, she took her first air flight that transformed her life. Although this flight only lasted ten minutes, Amelia knew once she landed that she had to learn how to fly . After working at various jobs, Amelia earned enough money to take flying lessons. The following year, she bought a second-hand Kinner Airster biplane that was bright yellow, and soon after, she flew her plane fourteen thousand feet high and broke the record for woman. This lead to her becoming the sixteenth woman to receive her pilot s license. Later, Amelia had to sell her plane because they were short of money. She later was inspired when Charles Lindbergh made a flight from New York, to Paris. Amelia then decided that she wanted to be the first female to fly across the Atlantic. Following this, she received a phone call from a pilot asking whether or not she would like to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia agreed to this, and was interviewed at New York. She was chosen to be the first female to travel across the Atlantic as a passenger. Having been the first woman to fly across the Atlantic as a passenger, Amelia also was the first female to fly across the Atlantic on May twenty, nineteen thirty-two. She began her journey at Harbour, Newfoundland, but soon after her trip had begun she ran into troubles. Amelia had ice on her wings, and the clouds were thick. Also, twelve hours after Amelia began, she ran into