Let me just say that it’s great to be back. It has been almost 2 months since my last episode, work and personal commitments kept me busy. It was also a time for some reflection. Looking back on your past is an interesting but sometimes complex...

In this episode:·     I re-write the complete company operations manual, along with processes and company operations procedures, ·     staff, and re-train the flight operation...

In this episode·     The decision about my future must be made, as the offer will not remain on the table for much longer·     The deed is done,·    &...

In this episode·     I have a critical career decision to make at Bristow Helicopters.·     Do I go ahead, take a chance, and make history as the first Female Chief Pilot in Nigeria or do I s...

In this episode:I reflect on my years with Bristow’s as I am encouraged to broaden my horizonsI find myself in the palace of the Emir of KanoAnd I make the very difficult decision to leave Bristow Helicopters.

In this episodeI have a heated argument on the ramp with the CEO of Shell Oil. I transport a recently deceased oilman out of Port Harcourt on his final journey home to the US.

In this episode* I have another horrible few weeks as I battle more weather and aircraft technical issues.* I have an argument with two storm cells* And I learn a valuable lesson when dealin...

In this episode·     The King Air becomes my home, as I ramp up the hours.·     More incidents help to shape my command experience·     And I keep learning good lessons

Happy New Year to all listeners. In this episode*My new co-pilot is rostered with me as permanent crew*We take on more charter contracts in a now very busy operation*I experience s...

In this episodePlanning for the new charter department takes shape.I set off to the Uk for my King Air training and ferry flight, and after my return, I set about choosing staff and flight crew for my new departme...

I meet the Shell Training Captain/Operations Manager to discuss my Bristow/Shell command, a small ceremony is held to award me my 4 bars, I become A Shell Captain, the first woman to achieve this in Nigeria, And I come up against the bureauc...

Welcome to Pink Sky Inspired conversations with Enid Otun & Lucy Ashby. Today we are talking with Gemma Lea. Gemma is fat, 40 and after 30 years of an unhealthy relationship with food and her body, she decided to make the journe...

In this episode, I will be telling a side story about a very special Lifesaving flight that I was a part of, early on in my career with Bristow Helicopters. 

In this episodeMy flight rostering goes crazy as I fly as often as I can to build my Left-hand Seat hours, some passengers clutch their pearls as I take control of flights, and I get the opportunity to lend my voice to our Helic...

 I land in Houston for 2 months of intensive training for my ATPL, I am reminded of blatant and institutional racism whilst in the US, and I return to Nigeria with a renewed sense of optimism and excitement as I can almost reach out and to...

In this episodeI prepare for 2 months in the US to obtain my ATPL, I experience an interesting medical issue that I could only laugh at years later, and political upheaval rocks the country.

Hello and welcome to the new season of If women were meant to fly, the sky would be pink, season 2 Episode 1, Back On Board - I am Enid Otun.·     In this episode: I am still uncertain about job offers and ...

Our 20th Episode and the end of season one.In this episode: Aviation Accidents are on the increase and I lose some very good friends, I am offered another job and a contract is hard to refuse, and I experience my first piranha fish enco...

IN 2019, having just run a PB in the Cambridge Half Marathon, Suze was pretty shocked to discover she, in fact, had advanced stage 3 bowel cancer. She was only 36, fit and healthy, forced to re-evaluate her life in an instant. In a...

In this episode: I am promoted to Senior First Officer, there are more fun and games at the Lagos Flying Club as students learn to fly, and I suffer a series of setbacks on a personal level and fight to be exonerated.

In this episode, more encounters and emergencies as I near Senior First officer promotion. I get the opportunity to join a ferry crew bringing our HS125 back from the UK, and I am faced with a terrified student at the Lagos Flying Club.

She’s a mum, artist and jack of all trades. When she’s not working, she likes to spend time with her daughter in their mini zoo and sketch when she gets the chance. Faye has three passions in life, nature, anything prehistori...

In this episode, training continues at the Lagos Flying Club, and I fall out with some private members who know better than I do, when it comes to training pilots, even though they have no instructor qualifications. My secondment comes to an en...

In this episode, The Lagos Flying Club takes shape and I take on students at the weekends, more interesting tales from my secondment as I travel to Canada for my Twin Otter simulator training, and I learn valuable lessons on what not ...

In this episode my I take the opportunity to use my flight instructors' license at the resurrected Lagos Flying Club.Seniority brings its perks and I finally have a social life!! Who would have thought?