Any female pilots out there just starting out???
 

Hey im a 21year old female who currently works as cabin crew, and i'm hoping to start my PPL in the next month.

Does anyone have any advice, information etc... on coming into this side of the industry as young female ex-cabin crew??? :cool:

Ignore all the cockpit/box office jokes - you'll hear them all hundreds of times told by someone who thinks they are original :hmm:

Be professional at all times and your sex won't matter :)

Cheers

Whirls

Think i've heard every joke in the book so far now the boys at work have found out!! Whirls r u flight deck? ;)

Who you working with at the moment? I'm CC at Manchester too and i'm studying fr my license (gotta do SOMETHING on that beach ;) )

Horgy

Yes, I suppose, if you call that perspex bubble on a single piston engined helicopter, a flight deck ;) :ok:

But I suspect the heli world is different to fixed wing as far as women are treated! I have to admit that I have not had any difficulties because I'm female - the only disadvantage is that I am short and trying to fix the tie-downs on a Jet Ranger caused a great deal of amusement to all and sundry :)

Let's hope you don't experience any difficulties either - I don't think you will! Times are a-changing and we're no longer a novelty!

Cheers

Whirls

I'm female... just starting my PPL and hope to go commerical eventually. I haven't had any problems so far - I did a computer science degree where there were about 100 guys and 3 girls on the course, so I guess I'm used to the whole "male dominated environment" thing!

Its fixed wing for me whirls, i want to be sat up the front in a few years asking for yet another cup of tea and moaning that there just isn't enough crew food! And compaigning for them to let me wear a skirt and stillettos!! :p

Thats yet another problem i have, didn't go to uni! I went straight into being cabin crew, begining to think i might need to shag my way in somewhere!!

You will regret it !:} ^^^^

Im only kidding! :rolleyes: Shagging is best left till im firmly installed in the right hand seat and back on a beach down route hammered off my tits! :)

with that kind of attitude, you'll go far my girl! :E

Just what i was thinking. All the captians will love her

In many respects, it can be easier for a female to get on the flight deck. There are scholarships exclusively for women who wish to become pilots. Bad news for us guys :(. Although society thinks those without a degree are somehow less intelligent(!), why would you train to be an engineer/accountant/etc. when you know you want to be a pilot? The fact that you have been involved in the aviation world will stand to you in the future. Enough of me rambliing on! Good luck! :ok:

You don't happen to know who offers these female only scholarships do you? The only one I know about is gapan, and thats for guys as well. Cheers :)

check your pms miss

British Women Pilots Association offer partial scholarship. Can't remember any others at the moment (why would I?) :cool:

...erm, I just happen to be the, erm, head recruiter for, er, .... a major UK airline.. PM me and we'll ,erm.. talk. <cough>.:\
Honest!:} :}:E ;)

Never had a problem. :ok: :ok: I've always given as good as I get.........;) ;)

I'm about to start with my PPL :)

/annette

Good luck Annette!! :cool: