There are definite differences between female pilots and male in my experience, not in their skills as pilots which by all accounts are equal but in their superior skills such as communication and courage. By that I mean that for example they are better able to process stress and emotions, they have the courage to admit fears and concerns and limitations and have had to develop the capacity to survive in an environment that by all accounts is stuck in the stone age as regards emotional well being. What is a shame though is that in order to 'fit in with the lads' many of these skills are too often suppressed because they are looked down on in the world of the lads. It appears that many male pilots are actually threatened by female pilots because in a game where its he with the thickest skin 'survives' that thick skin feels threatened around someone who instead has a core strength. The female ability to show vulnerability which takes true courage scares the pants of many a 'tough' boy...
