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Old 28th October 2005 | 20:57
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birdlady
 
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From: south africa
I've never really had a problem with other pilots - just the general population. I find that if you dont make an issue out of it, your male peers wont. Its when you start banging on about your rights etc that things can get nasty. There maybe a bit of ribbing but aslong as you take it in good humour (and I beleive most of the time its meant in humour) your grand
As for the general population Women funnily enough are generally worse than men in their assumptions of women pilots..... think we're all a bunch of hairy legged dykes with moustaches. Men I find are intimidated.
Its a chauvinistic world - if your not able to deal with that then your definately in the wrong industry. Its one of the few downfalls of our industry but I wouldnt trade what I do for the world

PS. Im with Whirly on this one.... family and flying dont mix!!!!!!!!
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