Lady pilots in training?
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As a woman pilot I agree with Young Pauls comments.... after nearly 6000 hours of flying as an instructor/ examiner and having been in an airline I have got out. I am fed up with beening patronised. I decided to do a job where I am treated equally and people listen to your point of view.
Aviation is full of dinosaurs its an on going battle. Basically there are too many peolpe who do not like to see women flying and unfotunately this includes many other women.
In the end its just a job and there are plenty of other interesting things to do outside aviation.
I have no regrets and wish I had come to my sences years ago. I still fly for fun though and that is fun which reminds me why I started flying in the first place.
as for A Witt comments I would say he is a fairly typical MCP. 'my wife is a pilot'
give him a medal!
Aviation is full of dinosaurs its an on going battle. Basically there are too many peolpe who do not like to see women flying and unfotunately this includes many other women.
In the end its just a job and there are plenty of other interesting things to do outside aviation.
I have no regrets and wish I had come to my sences years ago. I still fly for fun though and that is fun which reminds me why I started flying in the first place.
as for A Witt comments I would say he is a fairly typical MCP. 'my wife is a pilot'
give him a medal!
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Basically there are too many peolpe who do not like to see women flying and unfotunately this includes many other women.
Scroggs
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Never seen it in pilots scroggs. When flying with a female training captain I heard a female PAX mouthing off that she wasn't to keen on her flying but it was Ok because there was a bloke up the front. Little did they know I had 10 hours on type.
MJ
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Yeah Scroggs, you should be bloody worried. I got me mate Checkers here to back me up. You're in deep doo doo pal 
See you at Wholi's
Yes believe it or not I have heard of women in the aviation game heading off other women. Sad I know but perhaps they percieve other women as competition??
Psst Scroggs, now I am pissed ok??
Cheers pal
See you at Wholi's
Yes believe it or not I have heard of women in the aviation game heading off other women. Sad I know but perhaps they percieve other women as competition??
Psst Scroggs, now I am pissed ok??
Cheers pal
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Lady Pilots
I am 18 and training to be a pilot, currently doing my ATPL. The only problem certain pilots have sharing a cockpit with a woman is when they are gay. All the males in my class (and there are 23, me being the only girl) are all admitedly much better on the mechanical side of things, but that doesnt mean that they will make better pilots.xx
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Men, Women, Dinosaurs, Gays?
options
1. Get a suit of armour
2. Get a life
PS.
There a still plenty of normal people around, unfortunately the abnormals seem
to be stand out. I guess evil always does.
Aviation ( and life) attracts some greedy selfish people .......thats life! rise above it .
options
1. Get a suit of armour
2. Get a life
PS.
There a still plenty of normal people around, unfortunately the abnormals seem
to be stand out. I guess evil always does.
Aviation ( and life) attracts some greedy selfish people .......thats life! rise above it .
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I think its always difficult being in a minority group, until you have experienced
it it is really not worth a comment. There are plenty of responces on this post from
non minority groups who think they know best and feel they have all the answers. Its typical really.. lets listen to the men as usual..thay know best, they all know what its like to be a woman outnumbered by men. Infact they know everything , prehaps they can explain to us how to get over the pain of child birth...not really that bad... load of wimps and wingers... along with why we don't want to be pilots.
Not suited, cannot navigate, no technical skills, don't want to do it?
Things will change. aviation is behind due to the attitudes of the RAF, like all the other proffessions aviation will catch up eventually. When it eventually happens there will be less jobs for the boys HA HA
and more jobs for grown ups
it it is really not worth a comment. There are plenty of responces on this post from
non minority groups who think they know best and feel they have all the answers. Its typical really.. lets listen to the men as usual..thay know best, they all know what its like to be a woman outnumbered by men. Infact they know everything , prehaps they can explain to us how to get over the pain of child birth...not really that bad... load of wimps and wingers... along with why we don't want to be pilots.
Not suited, cannot navigate, no technical skills, don't want to do it?
Things will change. aviation is behind due to the attitudes of the RAF, like all the other proffessions aviation will catch up eventually. When it eventually happens there will be less jobs for the boys HA HA
and more jobs for grown ups
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Is this supposed to be a serious contribution to the discussion? Or was it made after one or two too many drinks?
Are you suggesting women are a 'minority group'? Really? Last time I looked at the National Census, there were roughly the same number of women as men. And what on earth does the pain of childbirth have to do with a discussion about women in aviation?
If this is an example of a grown-up's thinking, I'm not sure I ever want to be one!
Scroggs
Are you suggesting women are a 'minority group'? Really? Last time I looked at the National Census, there were roughly the same number of women as men. And what on earth does the pain of childbirth have to do with a discussion about women in aviation?
If this is an example of a grown-up's thinking, I'm not sure I ever want to be one!
Scroggs
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Easy on my boy, there.
Alex forgot to mention that his mother was on London UAS, and although "only" a fighter controller has flown a few and that his sister is an experienced glider pilot and QI who won an RAF flying scholarship before choosing a career in industry.
Not a word in our family against women in aviation
Dick W
Alex forgot to mention that his mother was on London UAS, and although "only" a fighter controller has flown a few and that his sister is an experienced glider pilot and QI who won an RAF flying scholarship before choosing a career in industry.
Not a word in our family against women in aviation
Dick W
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I've never really had a problem with other pilots - just the general population. I find that if you dont make an issue out of it, your male peers wont. Its when you start banging on about your rights etc that things can get nasty. There maybe a bit of ribbing but aslong as you take it in good humour (and I beleive most of the time its meant in humour) your grand
As for the general population
Women funnily enough are generally worse than men in their assumptions of women pilots..... think we're all a bunch of hairy legged dykes with moustaches. Men I find are intimidated. 
Its a chauvinistic world - if your not able to deal with that then your definately in the wrong industry. Its one of the few downfalls of our industry but I wouldnt trade what I do for the world
PS. Im with Whirly on this one.... family and flying dont mix!!!!!!!!
As for the general population
Women funnily enough are generally worse than men in their assumptions of women pilots..... think we're all a bunch of hairy legged dykes with moustaches. Men I find are intimidated. Its a chauvinistic world - if your not able to deal with that then your definately in the wrong industry. Its one of the few downfalls of our industry but I wouldnt trade what I do for the world
PS. Im with Whirly on this one.... family and flying dont mix!!!!!!!!
