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"Schmoe" wrote in message et... T.Roger wrote: And you wonder why women see a glass ceiling. It's golddiggers like these and Andrea Mackris (Bill O'Reilly's accuser) that cause people like me to avoid hiring women like the plague. Yeah, there are no bad guys, only bad gold digger women. Who ****ed in your Wheaties? Before there ever were any women pilots, there were airplane crashes. I wonder if it ever occurs to the critics of female pilots that women were never involved in those crashes. (^-^))) George Z. |
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I haven't seen any stats on this, but it seems to me that, just
maybe, there could be a much higher rate of crashes when there are ladies in the cockpit There's a simple explanation: on the hole, women have had far less stick time than men. |
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are you seeing more women's names because more women are in the pilot pool?
this is a very poor statistic to properly evaluate.. How many thousands of accidents each year are male pilots that don't make the news.. BT "NoPoliticsHere" wrote in message om... I haven't seen any stats on this, but it seems to me that, just maybe, there could be a much higher rate of crashes when there are ladies in the cockpit. Maybe this is not the case, and I'm sure the more PC gents here will be quick to jump on me for even suggesting it, but during the past, I have noticed more than a few female names mentioned in news reports about aircraft crashes (with them being one of the pilots, or the only pilot). Just how many female professional pilots are there? Aren't they involved in a disproportionately large number of accidents? Drawing from memory, here are a few: The accident yesterday that killed 10 with the NASCAR racing team had a pilot named Liz (haven't met too many guys named Liz). (Probably pilot error--reasonable guess--because the plane slammed into Bull Mt. in foggy conditions.) The commuter crash last week (Indiana?) had a pilot named Kim. The commuter crash last year (plan overloaded) in Charlotte had a female captain. ValuJet crash in Everglades (in '96 I think) had a female captain. (of course, this one could have gone down regardless of pilot skill, but airliners *have* landed while blazing with flames (Ex: Air Canada in Cincinatti I think). The 1991 Colorado Springs 737 crash had a female in the cockpit. A small cargo plane that landed here in town on a freeway (not on the median, but ONTO rush hour traffic, making a firball out of a van, killing the driver--female pilot survived) a few years ago had a lone female pilot. A fatal crash involving a Navy fighter (probably F-14) off a carrier some time back had a female pilot (just how many female F-14 pilots are there?) See what I mean? ----------- |
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On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 21:56:12 -0400, "John Harlow"
wrote: There's a simple explanation: on the hole, women have had far less stick time than men. If you're going to talk about a woman's hole and a man's stick, I don't know that this explanation "fits." z |
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Anita Hill
"Schmoe" wrote in message et... T.Roger wrote: And you wonder why women see a glass ceiling. It's golddiggers like these and Andrea Mackris (Bill O'Reilly's accuser) that cause people like me to avoid hiring women like the plague. Yeah, there are no bad guys, only bad gold digger women. Who ****ed in your Wheaties? |
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At one point female Navy jet flighter pilots had a much higher
accident rate than men. However, the Navy was quickly trying to address a mandate from congress that they have a certain number of women flying. Since there were fewer women applying, they selected women that would not otherwise have qualified. They also pushed them through faster with less training. The results were obvious. Much of this came out after video come out showing a female pilot crashing into the sea, missing the carrier as the LSO yelled "power, power, power". Her parents asked for a congressional investigation and even asked the navy to go down and retrieve the plane out of the ocean (which they did). The result was almost 1/2 dozen different opinions on the accident. Robert: This is the "MIR" for the famous Kara Hultgreen crash during a landing attempt at USS Abraham Lincoln on October 25th, 1994. http://www.panix.com/~baldwin/hultgreen_mir.txt Left engine stalled on final to the boat: "(AL) (P) As MA crossed ship's wake, MR noted MA five kts fast. During post-mishap recollection MR recalled hearing an almost imperceptible ``pop'', described as ``popcorn stall''type of sound. (3b) (AM) (P) MA flew WUOSX, 42 to 45 DEG AOB. (13a, 17a, 4b, 5b) (AN) (P) CLSO and BLSO observed excessive left YAW on MA; attributed to perceived use of rudder to avoid overshoot. (4b, 5b) (AO) (P) MA rolled out wings level at start, on speed, 325 feet agl, with 400 FPM rod and on glideslope. (3b) (AP) (P) MR scanned centered ball, then noticed MA five knots slow; looked outside again, then noticed MA ten knots slow. (3b) (AQ) (P) MR advised mp ``we're ten kts slow, let's get some power on the jet.'' MP did not verbally acknowledge, but MP added power. (3b) (AR) (P) MR states aircraft started to YAW left. (3b) (AS) (P) MA waved off by BLSO for WUOSX with left YAW. ``Waveoff'' was echoed by CLSO cutting out BLSO's ``level your wings and climb.'' BLSO subsequently transmitted ``power, raise your gear, raise your gear, power.'' ``burner'' call was not used by LSO. ``Burner'' is a standard imperative LSO phrase. (17a, 4b, 5b) (AT) (P) AB plume was visible from MA right engine only. (9b, 13b)" Read "11. analysis." for conclusions |
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It is a well-known fact that men refuse to stop at gas stations or ask directions. This doubtless explains why they account for the majority of airplane crashes. all the best -- Dan Ford email: (put Cubdriver in subject line) Warbird's Forum www.warbirdforum.com Piper Cub Forum www.pipercubforum.com the blog www.danford.net |
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My point is that many women are now being accepted through lower entrance standards I suspect it's the other way around. There are fewer women pilots, ergo they are selected from a more adept pool of possible applicants. all the best -- Dan Ford email: (put Cubdriver in subject line) Warbird's Forum www.warbirdforum.com Piper Cub Forum www.pipercubforum.com the blog www.danford.net |
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Something I was told years ago...
When there is one man and one woman in a light GA aircraft crash, they usually are not married to each other. |
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