The fact that she got to the Hornet indicates that she was above average
Certainly a well credentialed Lass. Her first assignment was to the Naval Air Station Chase Field where she taught others to fly the T-2 Buckeye. She then qualified to fly the A-7 Corsair II at the Naval Air Station Lemoore and then served as an instructor in the VAQ-34 squadron at the Pacific Missile Test Center under the command of Rosemary Mariner. She then qualified to fly the F/A-18 Hornet, the first woman to do so for the Navy. She flew training missions as an aggressor pilot during Operation Desert Storm training her male colleagues, while military policies at that time prevented females from flying in combat missions. She finished her tour of duty in 1993 flying the F/A-18 Hornet and EA-6B Prowler with VAQ-34.
Lass first applied to the USAF but they turned her down, my alma mater recognised quality evidently.
