Tammy is a good pilot. I recall when she came though the flight simulators and weapons trainers at NAS Lemoore training squadron VFA125. Easy to remember because she was among the first women through the program. While a few pilots had the same attitude described in the comments, most treated her as an equal. Working for Hughes Aircraft and operating the simulators at the time we had a unique perspective. Pilots would say things in front of us they would not normally say in front of other officers. We overheard a lot of crosstalk among pilots. Most acknowledged her ability and discredited quickly anyone that made derogatory statements.
3 or 4 years later during the same time frame the Tailhook scandal broke when another female Naval aviator ( Helicopter Pilot) who was an Admirals aid and mistreated in Las Vegas became news and caused the Navy much embarrassment when the story broke. It cost the career of the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations. The story only broke because the Admirals aid was one of the women mistreated in the hotel and it was not going to be white washed away this time. It was a sea change moment. When the aid was visiting NAS Lemoore and allowed to fly the F/A-18 simulator I recall after she left the simulator one day the next group of pilots identified who she was. While one pilot made fun of her I watched him get a dressing down by several other pilots pointing out you salute the bars and not the person. All pilots are the same and you judge a pilot by their skill and not their haircut. Oddly women are actually situated to tolerate G forces an little better than men. Short stalky muscular people tend to have blood flow to the brain better under G loading. Height is a negative factor and weight a positive factor. A highly fit women statistically has a slightly higher G tolerance than a man of the same weight but much taller.
Tammy is a good pilot. I recall when she came through the flight simulators and ...
Thank you, very good to hear some inside scoop.
And so much the better when it is positive.
and lack of upper-body strength makes twisting and turning your body in a dogfight much more difficult for females.