Girls and flying -- an interesting experience with the Kiwi

John Clear wrote:

The guys tend to over control trying to keep it straight and level,
and fail miserably. The women tend to use more finesse, and do a
good job of keeping it straight and level, and can usually manage
turns with just some verbal coaching.

John
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John Clear - http://www.clear-prop.org/

Back in my rock climbing days the same was true. I helped as an
assistant instructor with the Colorado Mountain Club. Guys tended to
try and muscle up the rock, while the gals used footwork and, like you
say, finesse. They learned much more quickly, since footwork and
balance mean a lot more than Rambo-style muscling in rock climbing.

I'm not sure if that's true of young kids though, since both sexes are
still relatively equal in muscle strength. When I've taken younger kids
flying both boys and girls did a good job.

Interesting story: a lady here runs a local flight school. Recently one
of her students was a tackle on one of the local high school teams.
6'5", 310 lbs. Didn't fit in one of her Tomahawks so he learned in an
Archer. She said he was clumsy as hell during preflight and once
accidentally ripped off the pitot tube with his head (not an easy thing
to do on an Archer) trying to get under the wing to sump the wing tank.


But, once he was settled in the cockpit he was a baby on the controls.
Did a good job.

So, there are exceptions to every rule. :)

--Walt