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The pilot has thousands of hours in an F18 fighter jet. She retired from the NAVY and became a commercial pilot. What you're hearing is incredibly effective com
by mvkel 9y ago
The pilot has thousands of hours in an F18 fighter jet. She retired from the NAVY and became a commercial pilot. What you're hearing is incredibly effective communication by a very experienced pilot.
Curious if you'd give this kind of scrutiny if the pilot were a man.
- hodgesrm 9y agoThank you so much! I was wondering about the pilot's background while listening to the ATC tape. A lot of the ex-military folks are completely unflappable. She sounds like she can hang with the best of them. I would fly on her plane any day. (Disclaimer: ex-USAF here though not air crew.)
- danso 9y agoApparently she was one of the Navy's first ever female fighter pilots: https://heavy.com/news/2018/04/tammie-jo-shults-pilot-southwest-flight-1380-engine-hero/ https://heavy.com/news/2018/04/tammie-jo-shults-pilot-southw... https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-pilot-who-saved-that-southwest-flight-is-a-badass-1825341463 https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-pilot-who-saved-that-s...