Haha - had to laugh last night... worked a night shift on the Air Ambulance with another female pilot, which doesn't happen that often, since there are only two of us, out of about 30 pilots.
Landed at the hospital in Campbell River, BC at 3:00 am, only to have one of the local paramedics blurt out: "Wow - two girl pilots? Is that safe?" Now - don't get me wrong, I've been doing this for ten years, and am used to being an "anomaly" in this industry, but was actually a little shocked to hear a comment like that from a fellow "professional"! To top it all off, when we landed in Victoria, the boyfriend of the pregnant 18-year-old we were transporting, informed us that "Wow - girls really CAN fly!" I felt like reminding him that, yes, we can VOTE too! HAHAHA
Anyhow... just had to share... Good thing I've got a thick skin and a good sense of humour!
Landed at the hospital in Campbell River, BC at 3:00 am, only to have one of the local paramedics blurt out: "Wow - two girl pilots? Is that safe?" Now - don't get me wrong, I've been doing this for ten years, and am used to being an "anomaly" in this industry, but was actually a little shocked to hear a comment like that from a fellow "professional"! To top it all off, when we landed in Victoria, the boyfriend of the pregnant 18-year-old we were transporting, informed us that "Wow - girls really CAN fly!" I felt like reminding him that, yes, we can VOTE too! HAHAHA
Anyhow... just had to share... Good thing I've got a thick skin and a good sense of humour!