Are there any female pilots on here?
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Hi Karl,
I'm introducing two friends who happen to be of the female kind to skies on Saturday. One of the girls is seeing someone (no not me, the lyrics to McFly's "Obviously" describes the way I feel about her, er oops hope she doesn't lurk on pprune in secret!!!), the other single. However the singleton does like younger guys, but not ten years younger. Sorry.
I hope to get these two hooked as we need some new students!!!
Distaff_beancounter,
You mean us men have to mow the lawn as well??? Oh well there goes the ATPL study time.
Oh I've just realised where I'm going wrong!!!! LOL.
Best wishes,
Charlie Zulu.
I'm introducing two friends who happen to be of the female kind to skies on Saturday. One of the girls is seeing someone (no not me, the lyrics to McFly's "Obviously" describes the way I feel about her, er oops hope she doesn't lurk on pprune in secret!!!), the other single. However the singleton does like younger guys, but not ten years younger. Sorry.
I hope to get these two hooked as we need some new students!!!
Distaff_beancounter,
You mean us men have to mow the lawn as well??? Oh well there goes the ATPL study time.
Oh I've just realised where I'm going wrong!!!! LOL.
Best wishes,
Charlie Zulu.
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OH BUGGER lol
Couldnt she kinda, stop ageing, hasnt microsoft or johnsons pharmacuticals come up with an antiaging thingy! Oh well get them hooked and Ill work on her! haha You taking them flying? In what and where from or to? May I reccomend a landing at SYWELL (EGBK) where I am based!
Mc Fly hey....I havnt listened to it after the awful "AIR HOSTESS" May I reccomend a song BUT YOU need to watch the video for it to make sense to us pilots, Mai Ia Hii by Ozone.
Mc Fly hey....I havnt listened to it after the awful "AIR HOSTESS" May I reccomend a song BUT YOU need to watch the video for it to make sense to us pilots, Mai Ia Hii by Ozone.
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Bloody hell; I go flying for a day and this thread runs to THREE PAGES!!!!
Well, I'm female, definitely over the hill by Karl's standards (I just went off you Karl; tact is obviousdly not your strong point
) and I don't have any daughters. BUT I do have a very attractive 17 year old female neighbour, who's an ATC instructor, and wants to be an RAF pilot. She went solo in fairly minmal hours, and has been doing really well since then, so she might well make it. I don't think she's a PPRuNer, but I could mention it...if I ever see her between her flying and all the other things she does...definitely a woman of action. But on the odd occasions we meet we always talk flying, so...we'll see. I definitely agree that there aren't enough female pilots, so anything you can do to attract more sounds good to me.
distaff-beancounter,
Can't make the BWPA event; I'll be camel trekking in Mongolia. This was supposed to be the year I got some balance in my life, and stopped spending all my time and money on aviation. It's ended up being the year I spend all my time and money on aviation...and do loads of other things too. Result - I'm broke, exhausted, and having lots of fun.
Well, I'm female, definitely over the hill by Karl's standards (I just went off you Karl; tact is obviousdly not your strong point
) and I don't have any daughters. BUT I do have a very attractive 17 year old female neighbour, who's an ATC instructor, and wants to be an RAF pilot. She went solo in fairly minmal hours, and has been doing really well since then, so she might well make it. I don't think she's a PPRuNer, but I could mention it...if I ever see her between her flying and all the other things she does...definitely a woman of action. But on the odd occasions we meet we always talk flying, so...we'll see. I definitely agree that there aren't enough female pilots, so anything you can do to attract more sounds good to me.distaff-beancounter,
Can't make the BWPA event; I'll be camel trekking in Mongolia. This was supposed to be the year I got some balance in my life, and stopped spending all my time and money on aviation. It's ended up being the year I spend all my time and money on aviation...and do loads of other things too. Result - I'm broke, exhausted, and having lots of fun.
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Hi Karl,
Well I don't have my aeroplane (Beagle Pup) as its maintenance (again) and my mate is using his aeroplane (a Robin). His other aeroplane is still on the production line (six weeks to go!) so I can't fly that yet either.
So what am I trying to say? Yes I have to go rent a flying club Warrior III (newish) at club rates!!! Shock Horror!!!!!
So we're going to Dunkeswell as its only half an hour or so from Cardiff. Have some dinner there and then back to Cardiff for a night out.
Not that I'm complaining about club rates, the bigger problem is that I can only get it for a couple of hours on Saturday. So a day trip to Guernsey or Jersey is out.
No I can't take them to Sywell as I know what you young guys are like when it comes to Cat Deeley look-a-likes!!!
Not sure of the song you're on about, Obvioulsy is the only one that I know of in regards to MyFly, I'm sorry to say. I heard it on the radio a couple of weeks ago and it struck me that the words are perfect (except he's not in the marines, he's at uni at the other side of the country - phew!)!
I'll see what I can do on the age front... hehehe.
All the best in finding younger girls to take up flying, the ones I knew when I were your age were more interested in the other things in life.
Whirlybird,
I knew a 17 year old girl a few years ago in the same situation as your neighbour. On her 18th birthday (or thereabouts) she had her medical for the RAF (she was going in hopefully to be streamed onto fast jets) and her arms were an inch too short.
She was distraut. However never mind as a few months later (literally) she landed a sponsorship deal with BA and at the last count was in the right hand seat. She was 19 when she passed everything and started flying for BA on revenue flights.
It all worked out in the end.
Hopefully your neighbour will have better luck.
Best wishes,
Charlie Zulu
Well I don't have my aeroplane (Beagle Pup) as its maintenance (again) and my mate is using his aeroplane (a Robin). His other aeroplane is still on the production line (six weeks to go!) so I can't fly that yet either.
So what am I trying to say? Yes I have to go rent a flying club Warrior III (newish) at club rates!!! Shock Horror!!!!!
So we're going to Dunkeswell as its only half an hour or so from Cardiff. Have some dinner there and then back to Cardiff for a night out.
Not that I'm complaining about club rates, the bigger problem is that I can only get it for a couple of hours on Saturday. So a day trip to Guernsey or Jersey is out.
No I can't take them to Sywell as I know what you young guys are like when it comes to Cat Deeley look-a-likes!!!
Not sure of the song you're on about, Obvioulsy is the only one that I know of in regards to MyFly, I'm sorry to say. I heard it on the radio a couple of weeks ago and it struck me that the words are perfect (except he's not in the marines, he's at uni at the other side of the country - phew!)!
I'll see what I can do on the age front... hehehe.
All the best in finding younger girls to take up flying, the ones I knew when I were your age were more interested in the other things in life.
Whirlybird,
I knew a 17 year old girl a few years ago in the same situation as your neighbour. On her 18th birthday (or thereabouts) she had her medical for the RAF (she was going in hopefully to be streamed onto fast jets) and her arms were an inch too short.
She was distraut. However never mind as a few months later (literally) she landed a sponsorship deal with BA and at the last count was in the right hand seat. She was 19 when she passed everything and started flying for BA on revenue flights.
It all worked out in the end.
Hopefully your neighbour will have better luck.
Best wishes,
Charlie Zulu
Cat Deeley look-a-likes!!!
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I'm confused. I thought this thread was about female pilots but all it looks like is a big pile of capital letters that aren't in the dictionary (I've looked).
Can't we stick to Queens English on this forum.
We are Pilots and the public expect us to have stiff upper lips, Handlebar moustaches and speak in a 1950's Ealing studio accent with David Niven, Terry Thomas and Kenneth Moore as our role models. This image must be maintained for the sake of the BBC.
If its not in CAP413 or the AIP does it belong here?
Discuss.
Can't we stick to Queens English on this forum.
We are Pilots and the public expect us to have stiff upper lips, Handlebar moustaches and speak in a 1950's Ealing studio accent with David Niven, Terry Thomas and Kenneth Moore as our role models. This image must be maintained for the sake of the BBC.
If its not in CAP413 or the AIP does it belong here?
Discuss.
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My daughter is cute, blonde, blue eyes and went on her first trip in a PA28 last week - she's 13 months old - hoping she'll follow in Mummy and Daddy's footsteps and be a pilot too
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Squadgy, it always makes me smile when I hear about the very young experiencing the luxury of flight; it's fantastic getting her introduced to the flying machines at an early a stage as possible... although there is one hitch with that, as I found out: once she is old enough to reach the pedals, there'll still be five years or so to wait until being able to log hours... well you know what they say; anticipation all adds to the overall result!
Good luck in the future and and best wishes to your daughter
Good luck in the future and and best wishes to your daughter
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Cheers guys - she loved it, it was only a short 20 min local flight, but she really enjoyed peering over the edge of the window looking out at the ground below - she even spotted some traffic for us which was superb !
I know other people who fly who's kids aren't in the slightest bit interested in avaition though, so we'll have to see if she gets bitten by the bug or if I'll be swapping my weekends at the airfield for early mornings at the stable yard in a few years time
I know other people who fly who's kids aren't in the slightest bit interested in avaition though, so we'll have to see if she gets bitten by the bug or if I'll be swapping my weekends at the airfield for early mornings at the stable yard in a few years time
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Squadgy,
It'll either mean she'll be hooked by the time she is five years old, else will mean she is so used to flying that she will think of it in the same way most of us feel about car journeys.
Look forward to the day she stats saying, "mummy, are we there yet?" "Daddy, how long until we get there?". "Are we going to the beach Daddy?" For that one you'll have to go to Barra.
Well another pair of eyes will be good for you. Be worried, if whilst flying, she says, "Eye spy with my little eye, something beginning with w". Er whats w for... "Daddy, W is for Window on that jet plane over there..." I think you'd be a little close if that happens!
Best wishes,
Charlie Zulu.
It'll either mean she'll be hooked by the time she is five years old, else will mean she is so used to flying that she will think of it in the same way most of us feel about car journeys.
Look forward to the day she stats saying, "mummy, are we there yet?" "Daddy, how long until we get there?". "Are we going to the beach Daddy?" For that one you'll have to go to Barra.
Well another pair of eyes will be good for you. Be worried, if whilst flying, she says, "Eye spy with my little eye, something beginning with w". Er whats w for... "Daddy, W is for Window on that jet plane over there..." I think you'd be a little close if that happens!
Best wishes,
Charlie Zulu.
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Yeah, I remember when I took my very first lesson... I got back down on the ground and thought, 'wow, why would anyone want to do anything else'! I guess being 'bitten' can be a good thing when used in its right context!
Here's to many more flights in the future
Here's to many more flights in the future
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ha rah!
I can rember me before 1st flight experience and me after
Before, sad, bored with life
After Happy found a new challange
Me and halfbaked boy like being able to walk past the outsiders watching planes then hoping in them for a flt!
Before, sad, bored with life
After Happy found a new challange
Me and halfbaked boy like being able to walk past the outsiders watching planes then hoping in them for a flt!
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Me and halfbaked boy like being able to walk past the outsiders watching planes then hoping in them for a flt!
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HI Captain
I am a girl , and I am back .
and unloved , so free .
AND A PILOT NOW ,.
But you wouldn't like me , not many people do on here .
teehee
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I am a girl , and I am back .
and unloved , so free .
AND A PILOT NOW ,.
But you wouldn't like me , not many people do on here .
teehee
THE PINKSTER