Story's a couple of months old, but since it's been quiet around here lately: looks like Whirls has some competition from the massing horde[tte]s.
China trains first batch of female copter pilots
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Xie Xiyao and Ma Yang pose for a photo before flying a helicopter during a training class at the Civil Aviation Flight University of China in southwest China's Sichuan province May 20, 2009. They are trained to become China's first batch of female helicopter pilots, among others. Upon graduation, they need to finish one year's training and 105 hours' air flight at the university.
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