Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: dayglored

My husband is a pilot with over 30k flight hours spanning an almost 50 year career that includes not only flying commercial and private but being a flight instructor.

He told me that when they had awards or any kind of ceremony, the women would insist on nameplates that said CAPTAIN so and so and addressed as CAPTAIN so and so while the male pilots just went and had beers and were on a first name basis.

Over a 28 year career as a flight attendant, there were only 4 or 5 female pilots I felt were in the cockpit based on ability. There were some I would refuse to fly with and would bid around them.


30 posted on 01/14/2024 1:01:00 PM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: Cowgirl of Justice
Nothing new but with the D.I.E. programs in place and fully adopted soon there will not be enough resources to cover for the incompetents.

Also this

35 posted on 01/14/2024 2:35:16 PM PST by jdt1138 (Where ever you go, there you are.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies ]

To: Cowgirl of Justice
Over a 28 year career as a flight attendant, there were only 4 or 5 female pilots I felt were in the cockpit based on ability.

Not too bad because usually they pair a baby boomer with a female pilot. So that's fine. Wait until all the baby boomers retire. And we see all female crews (I'm not against them if they got there on merit and they're actually competent).

42 posted on 01/14/2024 6:36:16 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson