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First Female Pilot Joins Blue Angels

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Female naval aviators have been flying fighter jets for 20 years but none have ever broken into the rarefied territory of the choicest job available to them — Blue Angels demonstration team pilot. (www.flyingmag.com) Más...

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ram171
ram171 6
I go to air shows to see aviation in action. I honestly don't care who flies them. That she's flying Fat Albert is not a lesser thing. Fat Albert Rocks
bizjets101
biz jets 5
How about letting the girls fly the Hornets!!!
unitcharlie
unitcharlie 3
They have been for a number of years.... just not with the Blues....
outward
Jimmy Robinson 2
I kind of wondered about the same thing. Seems the Navy is a little lagging in letting a female handle the jets. The Thunderbirds passed that milestone years ago.
Bernie20910
Bernie20910 20
Seems to me the Navy might have simply had the right priority - find the best pilots, period, without consideration of their gender, to fill spots that open on the team. I'd rather see a slot filled by the best pilot, rather than the best pilot who fits a politically correct agenda but may not have qualified strictly on ability and skills. You don't gain equality by forcing balanced quotas or politically correct agendas on organizations. You gain equality by simply making anything but ability, skill, training and experience irrelevant to the selection process.
mrvair
mrvair 1
Amen....
peteb200
peteb200 4
The C-130 is not a F-18, but it's a step in the right direction. Congrats!
preacher1
preacher1 7
Fat Albert has a pretty good show demo itself. She is very much a part of the team. LOL
atc77
Curt Danielson 1
What do you fly Pete...? Congrats to her and everything that she has to look forward to.
canuck44
canuck44 2
This is sad in that she will be tarred with the whispers that she was an "Affirmative Action" hire even though she might well be the best possible choice. Fortunately the C-130 does not have a tail gunner position or other politically correct hires like "Corporal Klinger" of MASH could be accommodated to please the authorities.

btweston
btweston 2
Nice. Right after the sex scandal.

Oh, wait... Err... Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!
dtw757
mike SUT 1
EEOC hire :-)
dtw757
mike SUT -1
Now before everyone reports me....note the smiley face
CosmosKidd
CosmosKidd 1
Rock On Naval Aviator ! :)
jdriskell
James Driskell 1
Maybe the Navy is waiting until the dust settles after firing the neanderthal lead.
ltcjra
ltcjra 0
Yes, she will be "humping" the C-130! Wait.....maybe I shouldn't use slang or old terms to describe her new position. Leave the Blues alone.

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