Hiya Fellas
The problem with obtaining a realistic opinion of female aircrew is the difficulty girlies have in being selected. A combination of the inexplicably lower scores on aptitude tests and the physical boundaries (it's difficult to find women who will meet the size/weight requirements for FJ, since they were based around the average male frame) means that there will always be a disproportionately lower number of women flying. At present the RAF is made up of approx. 8% girlies, and yet there are only something like 200 female aircrew out of a total of around 3000 (or was that 4000) aviators.
Until the RAF changes it's policy that all aircrew should be capable of going FJ, women will never be accurately represented in all flying branches. This is a shame since studies have shown that women are better at holding up under high G-forces than men (again physiological).
Of course, all those who have 'made it', male and female should be commended. Fingers crossed that one day gender will not be an issue in the flying community.
Yakkers xxx
(not been here for a while- how ya'll doin?)
