Commemorative Stamps - Isabel Peppler - News Release

The Isabel Peppler Stamp was released at the June 2, 2012 East Canada Section Meeting in Ottawa. 

You may now order your very own stamps available in three forms:

1.  Sheets of 40 to use on your correspondence,

2.  Keepsake sheets which look very nice when framed, or

3. First Day Covers for you and your stamp collector friends.

Attached is an order form.  Please share among your pilot friends.

Isabel Peppler
Within weeks of completing her private pilot license in 1966, one could say that Isabel Peppler took on the role of instructor for Canadian student pilots when she became publisher of From the Ground Up, the definitive textbook used by virtually all Canadian pilots preparing for their Transport Canada written examinations.

In 1997 she was presented with the Award of Excellence at National Transportation Week ceremonies, with the comment, "The fact that Canadian licensed pilots are considered the best qualified pilots of any country in the world, is worthy of recognition and can be directly related to Ms. Peppler's contribution."

Isabel initiated the French version Entre Ciel et Terre.  In the early 1980s, From the Ground Up was adopted as the primary aviation textbook in India, where it continues to be used. Throughout the world, From the Ground Up is recognized as an authoritative aeronautical reference book. Isabel ensured that the pedigree of the textbook,  an excellent work initiated by Sandy MacDonald to train pilots during WW II,  was
maintained as the core of the publication.  As publisher, from 1967 to 1997, Isabel kept abreast of the ever-changing technological and regulatory evolutions within the industry. As publisher and chief editor, she integrated updates to keep From the Ground Up current, relevent and valid, such as air space classification, air traffic rules, airmanship, emergency procedures, and the introduction of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs).  Navigation technology also evolved considerably, from instruments used in earlier days, to Microwave Landing System (MLS) and Global Positioning System (GPS).

Weather reporting evolved as meteorological reporting and forecasting became more sophisticated.  For Isabel, these innovations weren't simply theoretical concepts.  She and her husband Bill, General Manager of COPA from 1957 to 1996, logged many trips throughout North America in their own personal aircraft.  The publishing industry itself went through a major transformation during her 30 years developing the
content of From the Ground Up. As microcomputers started changing the way business was conducted, Isabel adapted her roles as writer, editor and publisher to new business technologies.

Born in Hanover, Ontario, in 1934, Isabel was first introduced to the thrill of flying by Bill Peppler whom she married in 1957. Later, and as the mother of three young children, she completed her PPL requirements, taking barely three months to get her license at Port Elgin airport.

Isabel was an active member of the Ninety-Nines, holding several offices within the Eastern Ontario chapter as well as serving as governor of the East Canada Section of the Ninety-Nines. In addition to her contribution to aviation through From the Ground Up, Isabel was one of the founders of the Ninety-Nines Canadian Award in Aviation and served as a trustee for the award for many years. 

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