A higher ratio than among civilian pilots. (I read some numbers stating the percentage of pilots who are women has held steady at 3% since roughly Earhart's day. I wonder if I could find that article again.)
The Navy doesn't have female Blue Angels pilots, either. I was at an airshow once, at a booth selling souvenir stuff, and my enthusiasm for the formation aerobatics teams led some guy to ask me when I'd be a Blue Angel. I said "when I grow a penis", and I think he was actually surprised or something. :-)
I *love* acro. I have a healthy respect for tight formation flying. I deeply, deeply respect the skill of folks like the Thunderbirds. Those pilots are GOOD.
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Re: The USAF, the last of the 'old boy's clubs'
The Navy doesn't have female Blue Angels pilots, either. I was at an airshow once, at a booth selling souvenir stuff, and my enthusiasm for the formation aerobatics teams led some guy to ask me when I'd be a Blue Angel. I said "when I grow a penis", and I think he was actually surprised or something. :-)
I *love* acro. I have a healthy respect for tight formation flying. I deeply, deeply respect the skill of folks like the Thunderbirds. Those pilots are GOOD.