Tower Dog, I was not going to enter into this thread but you have forced me into it.
Your comment about "Ms. Female Eastern scab Value Jet Captain" is uncalled for and shows pure ignorance. I guess the two male AA pilots that flew into the mountains in Columbia really impressed you?
Why don't you read the accident report and listen to the CVR tape? There is doubt in my mind, or any other professional pilot that I have talked to, that the airplane was doomed. No honest pro-pilot really believes that if they were flying the airplane the results would be any different. She turned around as soon as she realized how serious the situation was and if you would read accident reports on similar accidents, she did it quicker than most. They even tried to divert to the closest runway, not go all the way back to MIA. Which wasn't that far by the way. No, you stuck your foot in your mouth on this one.
You can ask McD how I feel about female pilots. I've flown with them and I've hired them.
By the way, I am not PC, never have been never will be. I just give everybody a square shake (even chance).