Blue Angels first female Demo Pilot.

[Malo83]

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...in-lee-first-woman-blue-angels-jet-demo-pilot

 

[wpod]

I don't think the plane cares who flys it.

 

[wings&wheels]

Congrats to the Lt.!

Another link I will send to our teenage daughter, along with the previous Col. (ret) Malachowski (saw her fly) and endless Patty Wagstaff links I sent her... No luck in sparking interest yet, but I wont give up

 

[Malo83]

I don't think the plane cares who flys it.

But she does.

 

[Urshurak776]

I wonder if Pete Mitchell put in a good word.......

 

[BusyLittleShop]

Yank and Bank your brains loose Stalin!!!

I don't think the plane cares who flys it.

You will always have your prime pilots like Stalin and then you will always have mere stick
actuators... its all up to the pilot...

 

[wpod]

Yank and Bank your brains loose Stalin!!!


You will always have your prime pilots like Stalin and then you will always have mere stick
actuators... its all up to the pilot...

Yes The plane will show incompetence rather quickly.

 

[billt460]

After the whole Hultgren incident, you can't help but wonder just how much of it was political pressure?

 

[Astro14]

After the whole Hultgren incident, you can't help but wonder just how much of it was political pressure?

I was tangentially involved in the mishap investigation surround Kara Hultgreen’s crash. The RIO in that crash, Matt Klemish, was a student of mine. Simply, Kara Hultgreen shouldn’t have been in the airplane. It was too much for her. Pilot error was the cause of the crash, but political pressure put her there, so her death lies in the hands of the politicians who chose her for her gender, instead of her competence.

That said, the fact that the Blues have only now, more than 25 years after Kara Hultgreen, added a female demo pilot suggests that the Blues have been waiting for a skilled pilot, not a “quota”. There’s a lot of female fighter pilots now. It’s been that way for a while.

Adding a female Blue Angel now, after decades of capable, qualified women assigned to fighter cockpits through merit, means that the criteria for Blues selection were finally met: desire (on the part of the pilot), skill, and personality. Don’t discount that latter point. Potential candidates must be acceptable to the team. You “rush” the Blues like you rush a fraternity. I’ve known a couple guys who went on be Blues. The rush process is critical. The “fit” is important.

Looks like the team found a pilot that fits their criteria for desire, skill, and personality.

She just happens to be female this time.

And the press, not the team, is making a big deal of it.

 

[wpod]

While not being a pilot I see aircraft of any kind as being able to rapidly sorting the can from can not efficiently and without mercy. I rode motorcycles for decades and probably shouldn't have and drove semi trucks for decades and probably shouldn't have. I know I better than to fly any type of plane, I do not have what it takes.

 

[Just a civilian pilot]

I was tangentially involved in the mishap investigation surround Kara Hultgreen’s crash. The RIO in that crash, Matt Klemish, was a student of mine. Simply, Kara Hultgreen shouldn’t have been in the airplane. It was too much for her. Pilot error was the cause of the crash, but political pressure put her there, so her death lies in the hands of the politicians who chose her for her gender, instead of her competence.

That said, the fact that the Blues have only now, more than 25 years after Kara Hultgreen, added a female demo pilot suggests that the Blues have been waiting for a skilled pilot, not a “quota”. There’s a lot of female fighter pilots now. It’s been that way for a while.

Adding a female Blue Angel now, after decades of capable, qualified women assigned to fighter cockpits through merit, means that the criteria for Blues selection were finally met: desire (on the part of the pilot), skill, and personality. Don’t discount that latter point. Potential candidates must be acceptable to the team. You “rush” the Blues like you rush a fraternity. I’ve known a couple guys who went on be Blues. The rush process is critical. The “fit” is important.

Looks like the team found a pilot that fits their criteria for desire, skill, and personality.

She just happens to be female this time.

And the press, not the team, is making a big deal of it.

Very well said and I strongly agree ( last two sentences ).

Any person who is in over the head but doesn’t realize it is further proof their judgement is bad IMHO.

I could say more but won’t.

Merit should always be the top priority , especially with flying.