Women flying not for a career

mikegtzg · Post by **mikegtzg** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:32 pm

We just had a large flyin Bar BQ at our field. A radio host from a prominent YWG station showed up looking for Women pilots for an upcoming show she was planning. Not a single women pilot was in attendance. I informed her that there were 2 large Womens Aviation groups..99's and Women in Aviation. But other than 1 member in our club. I couldn't think of any other Women pilot that was flying for any other purpose than the pursuit of a career in aviation. And that the majority of the people that come to this type of aviation event were not in aviation as a career. (okay...maybe 10% were...but they weren't Women)

So why don't women fly for fun or for non career purposes? Women snowmobile..race cars..drive motorcycles..for non career purposes. So why should flying be any different?

... · Post by **...** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:37 pm

So, you're asking why there arn't more rec women pilots?

lilfssister · Post by **lilfssister** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:34 pm

mikegtzg wrote: So why don't women fly for fun or for non career purposes? Women snowmobile..race cars..drive motorcycles..for non career purposes. So why should flying be any different?

master switch · Post by **master switch** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:38 pm

sorrrrrrrrieeeeee

lilfssister · Post by **lilfssister** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:40 pm

What'd I tell you, mike?

magellan · Post by **magellan** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:53 pm

That was a productive reply master switch....jackass..

Cat Driver · Post by **Cat Driver** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:58 pm

Avcanada seems to be getting more and more morons as time goes by.

superiorwhore · Post by **superiorwhore** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:57 pm

That's your opinion.

Cat Driver · Post by **Cat Driver** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:06 pm

Yeh, thats my opinion.

superiorwhore · Post by **superiorwhore** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:09 pm

I'm glad we cleared up that little miss understanding. I hope we can now continue to be friends.

Cat Driver · Post by **Cat Driver** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:19 pm

Some of the best pilots I have known and flown with were women.

And that is not an opinion, it is a fact.

So why don't you losers find some kiddy forum to entertain yourselves?

Vickers vanguard · Post by **Vickers vanguard** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:26 pm

Cat Driver wrote:Some of the best pilots I have known and flown with were women.

And that is not an opinion, it is a fact.

So why don't you losers find some kiddy forum to entertain yourselves?

I totally agree with you cat ! I used to spend quite sometime on this forum....but not anymore .......alot of morons are joining these days.

petite · Post by **petite** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:28 pm

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Cat Driver · Post by **Cat Driver** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:47 pm

Interesting that rusty Nails post disappeared.

Expat · Post by **Expat** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:26 pm

Women must pay for everything. . . . They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, But, also, women get more notoriety when they crash.

— Amelia Earhart

Expat · Post by **Expat** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:30 pm

I would not say that female cosmonauts are not welcomed in the Russian space program. I must say, however, that all spaceflight hardware, including spacesuits and spacecraft comfort assuring systems, were designed mostly by men and for men.

— Valentina Tereshkova (Валенти́на Влади́мировна Терешко́ва), first woman in space, 1963.

Expat · Post by **Expat** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:37 pm

The excerpt cited below describes a successful landing in a crippled Pe-2 bomber carried out by Aleksandra (Sasha) Krivonogova, flight commander of the 125th Dive Bomber Regiment:

They were fully aware of the gravity of their situation. Their aircraft was uncontrollable. With throttle control alone it was possible to fly straight only, albeit with difficulty, but one could not fly straight indefinitely.

...Instead of proceeding home in a joint formation, Krivonogova had to fly along the front line for some time in the dense explosions of anti-aircraft shells. Ably manoeuvring her engines' power settings, she slowly—on the verge of stalling—turned her crippled machine and headed toward home airfield. The forty minutes of flying seemed like an eternity. Finally, the airfield appeared below them. Here, aircraft that had just landed were quickly taxiing away, clearing the runway. An ambulance and a tractor sped to the scene. On the ground, all knew that Krivonogova was attempting to land. Her landing approach had to be absolutely faultless, with no misses or errors of any kind, since the control wheel of the machine was dead. The pilot had but the engines and trim tabs at her disposal.

The nerves of the observers on the ground were strained to the utmost. Krivonogova's ground support personnel were incapable of looking at the field. Then the bomber smoothly touched down and sped along the runway. Finally, the pilot switched off the engine, the propellers stopped, and a collective sigh of relief rolled over the airfield. Flight, ground support, and command personnel—all ran to the aircraft to congratulate the pilot.

She certainly deserved to be congratulated! She had manifested an unusual skill, self-possession, and presence of mind. Then a messenger ran out from the HQ, carrying a telegram from the command element of the ground troops which the bomber group had supported—thanking us for a job exceptionally well done. Soon the aircraft of the corps commander himself touched down on the airfield; the general came to congratulate Krivonogova in person and to announce that she would be awarded the Order of Patriotic War I Class for her valour and skill. We counted fifty-seven shot-holes in her aircraft!

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:14 am

The thread was started with a simple question. Why dont more women fly just for the fun of it?? I thought it was a simple question? Lets hear from some pilots who happen to be women.

w squared · Post by **w squared** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:59 am

Here's an idea....maybe the knuckle-dragging, mouth-brathing neanderthal set makes it difficult for women to fly. Not the actual mechanics, but in a hundred little ways that all add up, we make them feel unwlecome.

It probably takes a lot of love of flying to overcome that. Maybe anyone that has enough love of flying to overcome the bigotry is destined to fly for a living.

But what do I know about the topic. Given that I'm a guy, this is just a hypothesis.

CAL · Post by **CAL** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:36 am

Used to fly with a female capt.....she was the sexiest little thing in the company.....loved every minute of it....nice to look at.....smelled great! and nothing better on the overnights......

Miss Mae · Post by **Miss Mae** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:44 am

Doc wrote:The thread was started with a simple question. Why dont more women fly just for the fun of it?? I thought it was a simple question? Lets hear from some pilots who happen to be women.

The only reason I fly commercially and not just recreationally is because I can't afford to fly as a hobby.

gotak · Post by **gotak** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:10 am

Yeah just recently join this forum and i gota say a lot of BS like Cat said. I wouldn't mind meeting some woman rec or pro pilots around GTA in their mid 20s

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Doc · Post by **Doc** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:22 am

I hear ya, Miss Mae, I'm in the same boat. Who can afford to own or rent an airplane just for fun? But on that topic...I dont know any Private Pilots who are women....unless they're going to get a CPL later.
BTW...I HATE the term "women pilots"....cant the just be pilots? And women?
I hate the term "male nurse" for the same reasons. Although I think guys going into nursing are REALLY smart!!!
Ability has nothing to do with gender!
W squared...it's been a long time since we made them feel unwelcome. It's become an excuse....."They dont like me because I'm a woman."..Horse shit!
There are some great pilots. Some are guys. Some are women.
There are some really awful pilots. Some are guys. Some are women!
I find....and it's really hard for an un-PC guy like me.. to tell a woman, she's doing something wrong. They always play the "Poor Woman" card on me. Miss Mae...how do I deal with that...as a guy??
The best pilot I have ever flown with, is a guy. The worst pilot I have ever flown with is a woman. This proves nothing...just a comment.

carholme · Post by **carholme** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:27 am

Gentlemen/Ladies

Regards

carholme

CAL · Post by **CAL** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:34 am

why not?..she sounds great!

......just kidding I agree with ya....