How many PPLs in the UK?
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From: Old Sarum ish
How many PPLs in the UK?
Does anyone know of the statistics for how many people hold a PPL in the UK, what age distribution, how many of the fairer sex, how many new PPLs a year etc etc?
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I would have thought you'd be looking for male PPL's Babe, each to their own though 
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WOT! Only 6% of PPLs are female???
Well AerBabe certainly took up the right hobby, if she wants to meet the fellas
I am surprised that the statistics show such a low propartion of women. Especially if you consider that those with current medicals, are probably mostly those who trained most recently.
On Pprune there seems to be far more than 6% of the active posters, who are female.
OR, perhaps it is just that the females are better at communications, and, of course always want to have the last word
I am surprised that the statistics show such a low propartion of women. Especially if you consider that those with current medicals, are probably mostly those who trained most recently.
On Pprune there seems to be far more than 6% of the active posters, who are female.
OR, perhaps it is just that the females are better at communications, and, of course always want to have the last word
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distaff beancounter,
A lot of regular posters on PPRuNe don't hold PPLs. And some of us post a lot - if you ignore my posts, and Aerbabe's....
But seriously, I'm not surprised. How many women do you see in flying clubs, or hear on the radio? I only met about three in my first year of flying.
As for commercial pilots, only 2% are women. Which explains why I was the only one on both my CPL ground school courses, almost the only one doing the exams.
Jeez...I almost begin to understand why people always assume my male passenger is the pilot.
A lot of regular posters on PPRuNe don't hold PPLs. And some of us post a lot - if you ignore my posts, and Aerbabe's....
But seriously, I'm not surprised. How many women do you see in flying clubs, or hear on the radio? I only met about three in my first year of flying.
As for commercial pilots, only 2% are women. Which explains why I was the only one on both my CPL ground school courses, almost the only one doing the exams.
Jeez...I almost begin to understand why people always assume my male passenger is the pilot.
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it is just that the females are better at communications, and, of course always want to have the last word
In this age of targets and pledges, I intend to increase the number of 24 year old female PPLs by 4% for the following year.
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Oh dear! 
I like make the odd prevocative comment on males v females in aviation, in order to wind up all the odd unreconstructed male chauvinist dinosaur, who might be reading Pprune.
But, all I seem to have done is proved my hypothesis
I like make the odd prevocative comment on males v females in aviation, in order to wind up all the odd unreconstructed male chauvinist dinosaur, who might be reading Pprune.
But, all I seem to have done is proved my hypothesis
