Louise Hose
Well Known Member
I?ve had wonderful support in our community, but I do think my experiences as a woman RV owner/pilot has varied some from the male experience. Each of the following observations has happened to me?..some of them several times!
Trish, Roberta, Katie, Daphne, Mercedes, and the other women RV owner-pilots out there?..do you recognize any of these experiences?
You must be a female RV pilot if?..
1. Few pilots, including yourself, had any confidence that you would gain competence in a tailwheel RV when you transitioned.
2. You feel the support of a cadre of well-known RV pilots (and their spouses) who are actively cheering for you to succeed in your RV transition despite barely knowing you.
3. The pilots at the local airport who ignored you when you had a certified airplane become your buddies and want a ride with you now.
4. You become the person the local pilots now call when they desperately need a ride across the state to pick up a small part?.now!
5. You?d like a VAF tee shirt, but you can?t quite stomach putting ?nose art? on your back in public.
6. After announcing your approach to an uncontrolled airport, someone asked on the radio, ?What kind of RV is that?? You reply an RV6, then the questioner tries to gently correct you with, ?Oh, an RV6A. They?re nice planes.?
7. When the same thing happens but the response (with a tinge of surprise in the voice) is ?A 6, huh? How do you like that tailwheel???and you feel a secret pride.
8. You look for a fly-in to attend, but get turned off by the focus on ?Hooter Girls? as the main attraction.
9. While washing your RV, a transient pilot drops by and comments on how lucky your husband is to have a wife that washes his plane for him.
10. You discover the perfect man that you want to spend the rest of your life with at a fly-in campout in the middle of nowhere!
Trish, Roberta, Katie, Daphne, Mercedes, and the other women RV owner-pilots out there?..do you recognize any of these experiences?
You must be a female RV pilot if?..
1. Few pilots, including yourself, had any confidence that you would gain competence in a tailwheel RV when you transitioned.
2. You feel the support of a cadre of well-known RV pilots (and their spouses) who are actively cheering for you to succeed in your RV transition despite barely knowing you.
3. The pilots at the local airport who ignored you when you had a certified airplane become your buddies and want a ride with you now.
4. You become the person the local pilots now call when they desperately need a ride across the state to pick up a small part?.now!
5. You?d like a VAF tee shirt, but you can?t quite stomach putting ?nose art? on your back in public.
6. After announcing your approach to an uncontrolled airport, someone asked on the radio, ?What kind of RV is that?? You reply an RV6, then the questioner tries to gently correct you with, ?Oh, an RV6A. They?re nice planes.?
7. When the same thing happens but the response (with a tinge of surprise in the voice) is ?A 6, huh? How do you like that tailwheel???and you feel a secret pride.
8. You look for a fly-in to attend, but get turned off by the focus on ?Hooter Girls? as the main attraction.
9. While washing your RV, a transient pilot drops by and comments on how lucky your husband is to have a wife that washes his plane for him.
10. You discover the perfect man that you want to spend the rest of your life with at a fly-in campout in the middle of nowhere!