She flew in airshows, undertook long-haul flights from Europe to Africa and in 1930, she broke the international altitude record for light-aircraft when she reached 15,900 feet.Fusbahn's husband, Ludwig Werner Fusbahn, was also an aviator.
The pair were nicknamed "the flying couple".The town of Sindelfingen has a street named after Fusbahn, Margret Fusbahn Straße.