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Something I was told years ago...
When there is one man and one woman in a light GA aircraft crash, they usually are not married to each other. |
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Peter Stickney wrote:
The sex of the pilot makes no difference. Only to those who think it does, and unfortunately, there are still plenty of those people around. Ever notice, in some news reports of incidents or accidents, that when it's a male pilot, they talk about him simply as "the pilot"; when it's a woman, they are compelled to say, "the female pilot", as if that changes the story? One sentiment in this thread sort of explains why this topic even exists -- a sentence that began with: "We've *allowed* them [women] to ..." drive cars, vote, etc., etc., etc. Perhaps tongue-in-cheek, but nevertheness, it is still very much a prevailing attitude, even in today's supposedly enlightened times. Example: Man tells woman, "Listen to what your airplane is telling you." Woman later says, "I'm not flying this airplane, it is SHOUTING maintenance issues loud and clear." Man replies: "Nice that you're so connected with the airplane that you hear it talking, but it's JUST a machine!" Second example: Woman flies an airplane and squawks unresponsive nosewheel steering. She is told it is "within normal range." Man flies same airplane next, comes back and squawks unresponsive nosewheel steering. The plane is then grounded and the nosewheel steering is replaced. Third example: Woman flies airplane and describes excessively uneven fuel burn between left and right fuel tanks--response from male airplane owner: "Just fly with the other wing lower." There are still many in aviation who don't take women seriously, and when an incident or accident occurs involving a woman, are quick to draw unfounded conclusions that sex of the pilot was a factor. Too bad, with as far as other things have evolved, *some* men's attitudes about women are still in the Dark Ages. |
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