I have just watched Carol V on the One show and it was interesting to hear the amount of emphasis being placed on the word solo. I suspect there was some pre-broadcast chat about the TCT Saturday Dail Mail item.
Given her maths qualifications I can't see Carol having any problems with the navigation. She is also used to the pressure of broadcasting and tackling several things at once.
She speaks from the heart without churning out the same old script. It is apparent to me she is not trying to say look at me I am a woman pilot.
I was speaking yesterday to Dave Jarvis who wrote the Mail story. He was describing TCT's shock when he doorstepped her in London. His impression was that she has no passion for flying but rather thinks of it as a means to an end. " I also got the message that she is used to having her own way" he said.
Good luck to Carol V...it promises to be an interesting series.