[1] She has won the FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship twice, in 2014 and 2016.

She went on a hot air balloon flight with her mother and became interested in the industry - she started working for a hot air balloon company, initially in administration and support roles, and then began flying in 2006.

[1] In July 2016 she successfully defended her title at the 2nd FAI Women’s World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Birstonas, Lithuania.

[2] In 2018 Scaife won bronze at 3rd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Nałęczów, Poland.

Scaife and her husband run a hot air ballooning company in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia.