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‘Nerves of steel’: She calmly landed, just as you’d expect of a former fighter pilot(trunc)
WP via MSN ^ | 4/18/2018 | Samantha Schmidt

Posted on 04/18/2018 7:32:46 AM PDT by sodpoodle

Edited on 04/18/2018 8:35:24 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

The pilot

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aviation; fantastic; hero; southwest1380; tammiejoshults
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To: JZelle

“Looking forward to the Clint Eastwood movie!”

As long as Tom Hanks isn’t in it.


41 posted on 04/18/2018 8:24:39 AM PDT by carmen2017
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To: Tammy8

Anyone who watches Air Disasters (Mayday, Air Emergency, etc) knows this!


42 posted on 04/18/2018 8:26:07 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: sodpoodle

Yep, true pro.


43 posted on 04/18/2018 8:27:20 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Romulus

I am sorry for your sister! What a terrible thing to happen for her children.

I agree women should not be in military - definitely not combat - but I will never withhold my high respect and gratitude to those who indeed VOLUNTEER to do it when it’s being allowed. (My favorite cousin was an Army soldier.)


44 posted on 04/18/2018 8:28:28 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: freedomlover

Unfortunately, our “progressive” media will bury this story as soon as possible because she is a Christian. The fact that the pilot was a woman should be as an example by the feminists, but she won’t be given the hero treatment that lesser liberal woman get because of her faith.


45 posted on 04/18/2018 8:28:51 AM PDT by JWNM
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To: sodpoodle
A real pretty lady back in the day


46 posted on 04/18/2018 8:30:16 AM PDT by jpsb
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To: the OlLine Rebel

African American.


47 posted on 04/18/2018 8:30:56 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: vette6387
“If you can land a plane in the dark on a pitching carrier deck and catch the third wire, I’ll fly with you any day.“

I've long believed US Navy carrier pilots to be the best trained in all the world. They train day and night. This woman is a shining example of that training and her own skills and demeanor.

I originally had a problem with female aviators after the "Tailhook" incident years back. They have since shown to be as capable as any man to operate advanced aircraft systems. However, I am still adverse to females in grunt billets.

48 posted on 04/18/2018 8:31:41 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Plus LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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To: Hostage

Absolutely. She is a true hero.


49 posted on 04/18/2018 8:32:39 AM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: sodpoodle

Good job. No, off the charts job.From preliminary reports I thought the engine had fallen off. She saved lots of lives.Very sad regarding woman who perished.


50 posted on 04/18/2018 8:37:43 AM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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ping


51 posted on 04/18/2018 8:38:29 AM PDT by mykroar (Congratulations President Trump)
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To: sodpoodle

She is a fine lady and a good pilot. But I have a couple of points:
1. Why is the work of the other pilot in the cockpit not mentioned at all?
2. I can’t see her really as a hero. She did a fine job but she did what she was paid to do — follow emergency procedures she was trained on.
There is a kind of weak bigotry here in remarking on her calmness. Was she supposed to squeal and panic because she’s a female?


52 posted on 04/18/2018 8:39:49 AM PDT by expat2
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To: sodpoodle

PHOTOS: Tammie Jo Shults, Southwest Pilot Hero for Flight 1380


53 posted on 04/18/2018 8:40:17 AM PDT by Bratch ("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
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To: RinaseaofDs
"Nothing is sexier than competence and humility in an attractive package - male or female."

Agreed, other than the male package...haha.
Humility. Hmmm, what is that? Didn't that once have something to do with not flaunting your inner self-confidence? I get confused because modern American society is obsessed with the in-your-face-look-how-bitchen-I-am celebrities.

I'll bet when this pilot is interviewed, she will say she was just doing her job.

54 posted on 04/18/2018 8:41:19 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Plus LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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To: longfellow

Something about a woman in a Nomex flight suit is so hot.


55 posted on 04/18/2018 8:41:50 AM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: sodpoodle

Text book landing in an air emergency. This extremely capable airman, the female Southwest Airlines, Captain, followed the emergency operations rules book to a “tee”. God bless her and all the air traffic control professionals that assisted her landing.

Thank you Captain.....you are truly a professional airman from top to bottom, inside & outside!!! Those of us in the Aviation industry call you “Hero” and we are maximum proud of you actions and performance under severe operating distress.


56 posted on 04/18/2018 8:43:21 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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To: carmen2017
"As long as Tom Hanks isn’t in it."

C'mon, he did a good job in the movie, Sully.

57 posted on 04/18/2018 8:44:24 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Plus LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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To: Tammy8

My friend who is a Delta pilot says the only reason a pilot is necessary these days is to handle emergencies.


58 posted on 04/18/2018 8:45:46 AM PDT by KevinB (I do not care for this Obama fellow.)
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To: sodpoodle

Remarkable pilot....proud of her. Prayers for the Wells Fargo exec who was “partially” sucked out of the plane and the passengers who saw it. You can leave the rest to your imagination.


59 posted on 04/18/2018 8:46:23 AM PDT by Chauncey Gardiner
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To: billorites
"Something about a woman in a Nomex flight suit is so hot."

Take a cold shower, dude.

60 posted on 04/18/2018 8:46:25 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Plus LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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