Oh, and as the one who inadvertently kicked off this topic, I should say that at my first club (Sunraysia) I was fortunate to be taught by two very good female instructors, one of whom (Mardi Gething) had been a ferry pilot during WWII and had all sorts of wonderful aircraft in her logbooks, that most of us can only dream about. My second club (RANGA) likewise had two female instructors and my current club (Canberra) by some coincidence also has two currently active female instructors. In my view, gliding is very much an "we are all the same in the cockpit" type of sport, the pity is there aren't a lot more young (and old) women involved.
I never ran across any female instructors while doing my power though. And perhaps I should relate the tale of the time I was flying Brisbane back to Canberra one evening on a BAe146 and, climbing out of Brisbane, the captain (as they are inclined to do) welcomed us all aboard and introduced herself and her female first officer. The cabin crew was also all female. You could have heard a pin drop in the cabin as it sunk in what had come over the PA. I sat back and enjoyed the flight, which needless to say was entirely routine, followed by as smooth a landing in Canberra as you could possibly have wished for. Allan Armistead ph (02) 6249 6470, mobile 0413 013 911 PO Box 908, Dickson ACT 2602, Australia "When once you have tasted flight, you will always walk with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you always will be." Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Davis, Jo Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 18:53 To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: [Aus-soaring] Determining experience levels Thanks to all those who have responded to this. And I would almost apologise (but not quite) for throwing in a comment as baited as that, but I am always interested to see how young women are perceived amongst the gliding masses. RE age relating to experience. There are quite a few people learning to fly after retirement and enough comparatively experienced juniors around the world to dispute that. Logbooks are probably a bit more reliable than what state your hair is in. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David and Justine Olsen Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 5:20 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] ..........how did we get from Spin training to agerelated topics Was it 4WD, AWD or Hybrid :-) It is critical. :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allan Armistead Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 4:12 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin... Age relates to low experience. Gender has no relevance but that's how the story was relayed to me. I was nearly run off the road on Saturday by a person in a 4WD (overtaking across a double line). It all happened so quick and I was too busy avoiding the head on to notice the sex of the driver, or I would probably be saying "a guy" or "a girl" in relaying the story. I expect if I post the details on a newsgroup some sensitive 4WD driver will ask me "what is the relevance of the type of vehicle" and it's not relevant (any more than the sex of the driver is relevant) but it's a fact of the story. Allan Armistead ph (02) 6249 6470, mobile 0413 013 911 PO Box 908, Dickson ACT 2602, Australia "When once you have tasted flight, you will always walk with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you always will be." Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Davis, Jo Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 15:55 To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin... Overall point of the comment taken, but I missed the relevance of the age and gender of the power instructor. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allan Armistead Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 2:36 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin... While I stop short of saying "spins are fun" I'm very pleased to have been taught spins and recovery as part of my gliding training. If only to underline the fact that I don't want to put myself in a situation where I accidentally happen upon one. I was really surprised when I subsequently did my power training to find that we did nothing beyond basic stalls and recovery. Stuart Ferguson said (talking about power aircraft and spins); "I would suggest that many of today's instructors would have been taught by people who had not been fully taught how to spin and in turn pass this onto their students some of whom will become the next generation of instructors" Reminds me of the story of one of our very experienced (gliding) instructors doing his power licence and the young lady instructor "teaching" him forced landings. They had a bit of a difference of opinion on how best to select a suitable field and set up the circuit. I believe the conversation went something along these lines... He "How many real forced landings have you actually done?" She "None" He "Well I've done dozens and this is how I do them..." Allan Armistead ph (02) 6249 6470, mobile 0413 013 911 PO Box 908, Dickson ACT 2602, Australia "When once you have tasted flight, you will always walk with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you always will be." 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