Red Arrows could get first female pilot

Post by **Lawndart** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 2:25 am

She's one of only ten female pilots in the entire RAF, and among an elite group of fliers competing to fill three vacancies on the team.

It has been disclosed that the woman has made it through to a shortlist of nine contenders for the remaining places.

Red Arrows could get first female pilot

Blaze · Post by **Blaze** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 4:24 pm

Great news! Glad to see other teams are opening up more.

Post by **Lawndart** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 6:11 pm

As they say, female pilots have been flying in the military just long enough (first now) to have accumulated the experience typically required to apply to the Thunderbirds, Red Arrows and Blue Angels alike. Competition is still stiff though!

kerdougan · Post by **kerdougan** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 4:16 am

Good news, let's hope there will be more teams acting the same way! In France too we're starting to have females in the Patrouille de France. This year Cpt Virginie Guyot (31 years old, married, 1 child) will enter the team in slot position, which means that she will be the leader during the 2010 season