Originally Posted by
Training Risky
I think the rot set in with positive discrimination when Jessica Starmer decided the rules around junior pilot proficiency didn't apply to her just because she was a woman.
Back in the late 90's and early 2000's I was heavily involved in the military Interservices Gliding competitions which civilians were allowed to also compete in. Back then she was Jessica Pennant and was very well regarded in gliding circles(no pun intended) She would frequently beat the pants of professional military pilots and was pretty much always in the top 3 every day. She would train out of RAF Bicester while at Oxford University on the BA pilots bursary program so was obviously very clever and had what seemed to the rest of us a dream career ahead of her.
Does anyone know if she returned to working for BA after taking them to court to get her way?