UPDATES
My updates will generally include the occasional blog post, links to news articles about me, press releases, or other topics of particular relevance. No spam.
Flying Search and Rescue (SAR) Dogs – and their Handlers
Recently, we had a lot of fun flying search and rescue (SAR) dogs and their handlers. I got to fly with 3 teams out of Concord airport (CCR), including incredible dogs Zoom, Hope and Yindi. These teams are all members of the California Rescue Dog Association. Here's...
Training Base Staff for sUAS Missions
In October, I took a couple of CAP members, including one of our Incident Commanders (IC's), to an area where we could do some UAS imaging of a burn area from a prior wildfire, the SCU Lightning Complex. The goal was training - including training of the IC, so that he...
Standards for sUAS Basic Pilot Proficiency
In June 2020, I attended the Airborne Public Safety Association (APSA) training course for proctors for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards for sUAS basic pilot proficiency. The course was held in Dublin at the Alameda County Sheriff's...
How She Revels: Karin Hollerbach
Thanks to Revel for the blog post about me. Update from 2023: I'm sorry to say that Revel shut down as of 1 February 2023, so I can no longer link to the blog post. I have a copy of it if you are interested.
Pilot of the Year in 2021 – California Wing
Thank you to California Wing of the Civil Air Patrol for naming me Pilot of the Year in 2021, for my work as crewed and UAS mission pilot in California, as well as in national programs such as Green Flag.
First Woman Pilot in CAP Green Flag Program
In 2020, I was proud to be recognized as the first woman to become a mission pilot in the CAP Green Flag program. View CAP's news release by clicking here or the longer profile article here, "Trailblazer" (scroll to page 32). California Wing published a related...
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