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Production. The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club was made on a non-profit basis through the Orange County PBS station KOCE-TV. It was written and produced by Nick T. Spark and directed by University of Southern California professor Amanda Pope. Dydia DeLyser and Nathan May served as associate producers for the film.
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club. Legend of Pancho Barnes chronicles the thrilling life and extraordinary times of aviation pioneer Florence 'Pancho' Barnes, one of the most colorful and accomplished female pilots of the early 20th Century, and an ill-behaved woman who made hist. 257 IMDb 8.6 1 h 4 min 2011.
Swaggering, ill-behaved and forceful, Florence ''Pancho'' Barnes was a daring stunt pilot who shattered Amelia Earhart's speed record. In the 1940's, Pancho partied with test pilots at her ''Happy Bottom Riding Club'', including Chuck Yeager the first man to break the sound barrier. 254 IMDb 8.6 1 h 4 min 2016. X-Ray 7+.
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Aug 17, 2015 · Product Description. The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club is a documentary profile of one of the most colorful and accomplished female pilots of the early 20th Century. Florence ''Pancho'' Barnes became the first female stunt pilot in Hollywood in 1929 and shattered Amelia Earhart's air speed record in 1930.
Feb 24, 2009 · Pancho's Fly-Inn became "The Happy Bottom Riding Club." Although initially Pancho was reticent to host military personnel, they eventually became her core customers. In an odd way, Pancho provided a vital service, and one probably only she could have provided - giving test pilots their own private club in which to relax and shoot the breeze.
A large part of Pancho Barnes' guest ranch, the Happy Bottom Riding Club, burned to the ground in 1953. A short time later the property was seized by the U.S. Air Force, and it was absorbed into the limits of Edwards Air Force Base. What few people realize is that parts of the HBRC are still standing.
I loved every minute of this documentary about the amazing life of Pancho Barnes. I first heard about Pancho Barnes and her Happy Bottom Riding Club in the move “The Right Stuff”. Her place in that movie was important but peripheral to the story. It only gave the smallest hint of her amazing life.
