Doc and others,
I guess I've trained over 20 girls to fly. The youngest being 11 and would have soloed in well under 10 hrs if it were allowed under the regs.
Interestingly, none of the girls I trained were really any different emotionally to the guys. But then again, I'm not terribly perceptive at picking up signals from chicks
But I don't remember ever seeing any of them cry. Perhaps the crying had something to do with the way the lesson was delivered?
Most of the girls did a sh!tload more preparation between flights than the guys. Made my job a lot easier