We're getting old, folks...

Jay Honeck wrote:

So what's the solution? How do we make flying more feminine? How do
we attract females to the airport?

Well, the first step is to make the pre-flight inspection something that can be
done in Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

George Patterson wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote:

So what's the solution? How do we make flying more feminine? How do
we attract females to the airport?


Well, the first step is to make the pre-flight inspection something that
can be done in Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes.

I could do this with my Cessna, pretty hard with the under-wing Piper
sumps and gear to check. :-)


Matt

Matt Whiting wrote:

I could do this with my Cessna, pretty hard with the under-wing Piper
sumps and gear to check. :-)

With either, checking the oil still has the potential to be messy. I once saw a
very experienced (and very attractive) lady CFI pre-flight a Cessna while
dressed in a cocktail dress and heels, and I once had to do it while wearing a
business suit, but neither was particularly easy to do.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

George Patterson wrote:

Matt Whiting wrote:

I could do this with my Cessna, pretty hard with the under-wing Piper
sumps and gear to check. :-)


With either, checking the oil still has the potential to be messy. I
once saw a very experienced (and very attractive) lady CFI pre-flight a
Cessna while dressed in a cocktail dress and heels, and I once had to do
it while wearing a business suit, but neither was particularly easy to do.

I've never found checking the oil to be messy. Adding oil has more
potential for that to be sure. Usually, I check the oil before I drain
the sumps. That way the spilled avgas washes the oil film off my hands!
:-)


Matt