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Thank 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
by hodgesrm 9y ago
Thank 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...