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Forum: Private Flying
22nd Oct 2018, 11:24
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

The LAA people had already been called...

The LAA people had already been called misogynists yada yada in the press before the vote. To give her back the award just to prevent that accusation would have smacked of tokenism, which is far more...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Oct 2018, 14:02
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

Here is the video with that famous slide. There...

Here is the video with that famous slide. There is another slide 42 minutes in that makes reference to "solo" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw4ca2CoVc4
Forum: Private Flying
20th Oct 2018, 13:27
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

Seems even our CASA don't know their own...

Seems even our CASA don't know their own definition of solo. https://www.facebook.com/CivilAviationSafetyAuthority/videos/448773835315643/
...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Oct 2018, 03:38
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

Interesting to read that the chase plane was...

Interesting to read that the chase plane was impounded in Indonesia for a month for busting restricted airspace.

Good luck to the GB to NZ team!
Forum: Private Flying
14th Oct 2018, 04:33
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

ON the other thread (which I won't comment on as...

ON the other thread (which I won't comment on as I am not a member of the LAA) there is this:\

"It has damaged our reputation and made us look misogynistic. We need to be generous and fix it.......
Forum: Private Flying
13th Oct 2018, 13:36
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

A rainy day googling has brought up many...

A rainy day googling has brought up many references to this as a solo flight, including articles she posted herself on her facebook page.

I have to wonder, were these organisations in on it were...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Oct 2018, 03:11
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

"If you hadn’t been flying solo, who would have...

"If you hadn’t been flying solo, who would have been your ideal co-pilot?

Although this was primarily a solo flight, certainly at the outset, I often took members of the crew and sponsors with...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Oct 2018, 00:58
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

As a female who has managed to get through 30...

As a female who has managed to get through 30 years and 13000 hours of professional flying without having encountered any "misogyny" towards myself or any of my female colleagues or being "blocked"...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Sep 2018, 14:24
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

+ 1. Add to that the fact that she showed she...

+ 1. Add to that the fact that she showed she had to have a crew of men to help her.
Forum: Private Flying
25th Sep 2018, 00:39
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

OH dear, another own goal! From Cape Town on...

OH dear, another own goal!
From Cape Town on Tracey and her team had to improvise the navigation and flight planning for the entire trip along Africa.
Just like those intrepid aviation pioneers...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Sep 2018, 02:25
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

And have a big strong man close by to hold your...

And have a big strong man close by to hold your hand, lots of corporate sponsors and some minor royals.

I am a former Amy Johnson Memorial Scholarship recipient and I find this whole issue...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Nov 2017, 07:49
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

As I've said before, making out that "women in...

As I've said before, making out that "women in aviation" are something so special that they can give a flashy presentation on the subject then they haven't been paying attention and/or are only self...
Forum: Private Flying
17th May 2017, 13:25
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

Found this. ...

Found this.
https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20160511X13726&AKey=1&RType=Factual&IType=LA
Forum: Private Flying
15th May 2017, 04:15
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

Good on her. But I still have a problem with...

Good on her.
But I still have a problem with the sexism of low expectations ie that women can only succeed if another female inspires them.
I was inspired by Neil Armstrong.
Forum: Private Flying
4th Apr 2017, 07:12
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

Hornet I think you are the only one commenting...

Hornet I think you are the only one commenting who sees this as a sexist issue.
Apart from TCT herself and the use of the disparaging slang "bird" in her business name.

I'd suggest if it had been...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Mar 2017, 08:56
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

The CAA behavioural and attitudinal fitness...

The CAA behavioural and attitudinal fitness assessment

To organise or participate in a flying display you must complete behaviour and attitudinal fitness assessment if you are to be a:
•Flying...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Mar 2017, 13:01
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

Janine Shepherd AM

Would we see TCT giving a TED talk?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ltDJynTduY
Forum: Private Flying
11th Mar 2017, 11:43
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

Yes hats off to Aminta for sure! Trudy...

Yes hats off to Aminta for sure!

Trudy Robins is an inspirational woman, as well as one of the nicest people you could ever meet. Possibly the most highly qualified testing officer in the...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Mar 2017, 05:21
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

Col is still around. He must have been based at...

Col is still around. He must have been based at Amity then? Not sure where he operates from now.
Forum: Private Flying
11th Mar 2017, 04:08
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

"Mooney on a stick"

Jay the Mooney fell off the stick and spent a few years in the parking area on her belly...has recently been put back up on the stick :). I can see it from my window right now. :)

Flying on...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Mar 2017, 16:02
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

How many people here have heard of Aus/NZ...

How many people here have heard of Aus/NZ aviators such as:

Gaby Kennard
Janine Shepherd
Nancy Bird-Walton
Allanna Arnot
Jessie Miller
Jean Batton
Freda Thompson
Maude Bonney
Forum: Private Flying
10th Mar 2017, 14:40
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

I agree with ShyTorque, from nearly 30 years of...

I agree with ShyTorque, from nearly 30 years of instructing that is my observation..

There are real equality issues out there, as shown by the Brunei crew who would have been locked up if they had...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Mar 2017, 05:27
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

The problem here is the assumption that women...

The problem here is the assumption that women need to be inspired or mentored by other women or they have no hope of getting out of the kitchen.

The other problem here is also that somehow a...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Feb 2017, 08:50
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

No, the ATA comments will not be let go. ...

No, the ATA comments will not be let go.



FWIW, if experience is all that matters, TH has about 2/3 of the flying hours I have, according to his biog.
Forum: Private Flying
20th Feb 2017, 13:54
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

So 1245 people from 25 countries all had...

So 1245 people from 25 countries all had "connections" rather than skill and bravery. I wonder how any pilots in this day and age would have dealt with a situation like the ATA lady whose pre flight...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Feb 2017, 08:30
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

Wow I never thought would see someone on Pprune...

Wow I never thought would see someone on Pprune dismiss the ATA pilots as people who merely had got in because of "connections".
Forum: Private Flying
20th Feb 2017, 05:04
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

Just a reminder Terry that after weeks of silence...

Just a reminder Terry that after weeks of silence on this thread it was this that made my blood boil and made me post again.

Seriously? 178 pages of whining and bitching from a bunch of blokes...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Feb 2017, 04:53
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

Ah, OK. so those women in the ATA were just using...

Ah, OK. so those women in the ATA were just using their connections to have a bit of jolly fun during the war. Did you know they accepted mere men into the ATA aka Ancient and Tattered...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Feb 2017, 03:27
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

Gary Numan flew G-NMAN around the world not long...

Gary Numan flew G-NMAN around the world not long after getting his PPL.
Forum: Private Flying
20th Feb 2017, 01:25
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

OK I admit I am not a military person and I may...

OK I admit I am not a military person and I may not have been 100% accurate that she was "an officer in the RAF" would "a pilot in the ATA who ferried RAF aircraft" be accurate enough for you? Or...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Feb 2017, 01:01
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

So Terry, would TCT have been accepted into the...

So Terry, would TCT have been accepted into the ATA do you think? You had to be a bit more than just a jolly super gel with royal connections.

OK so you can nit pick about whether a First Officer...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Feb 2017, 15:46
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

It's not all blokes at all. Writing as a...

It's not all blokes at all.

Writing as a pilot who happens to be female, just the use of the derogatory word "Bird" is ridiculous enough and seems to describe a brainless female who can only do...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Feb 2017, 03:38
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

Could the requirement for another pilot to be...

Could the requirement for another pilot to be with her have been some kind of insurance requirement? A "safety pilot", particularly after taxiing into the Robinson? It doesn't make any of it "right"...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Jan 2017, 05:10
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

Flying low over flaminoges is taking a big risk...

Flying low over flaminoges is taking a big risk of a bird strike, never mind the rules.
Avoiding taxiing into stationary helicopters is another.
Forum: Private Flying
17th Jan 2017, 12:21
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,364
Posted By Clare Prop

SWB makes a very good point about how it is a bit...

SWB makes a very good point about how it is a bit late, about 85 years too late; and incredibly patronising and misogynistic, to think that we poor sweet little girlies need role models to be...
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