Women Freight Pilots

[frmrBUFFdrvr]

Ameriflight has one in PHX, at least three in PDX, and several in OAK and BUR/ONT ... not sure about the other AMF bases.

Got one in DFW and at least 2 in CVG (one of them is swimmin' in UPS' pool.)

 

[capt. megadeth]

10% or there abouts at Brown. Simple math, with 2750 on the seniority list. Draw your own conclusions.

You are wrong....we only have about 5%

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

I took a Brown girl out of SDF a few years ago...pretty smokin hot. All dolled up like an FA. Then of course there is BL at UPS.

Chicks make better freight dogs becuase they can operate with little sleep. This of course comes from a mother who is constantly awake with little sleep taking care of a newborn.

 

[stupidpilot]

We have 3 freight kitty's at Ameristar 2cpt's and 1 fo. They do the job just as good as the guys and are just as much fun out on the road!!

Are you kidding? The Lear only one whined incessantly about loading freight on the Falcon so she was allowed to be Lear only.

 

[MACH-TUCK]

Theres a couple at Bemidji Airlines. One is Director of Ops, and the other has been flying there for many years. She's in her late 60's and her back is shaped like the inside of a 99, cause she loads it too. She used to fly night frieght in a Beech 18 way back when they were new. She is probably one of the most respected pilots the midwest has to offer....Male or Female.

 

[fr8-4life]

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[fr8-4life]

Are you kidding? The Lear only one whined incessantly about loading freight on the Falcon so she was allowed to be Lear only.

Did her whining get her fired? Yours did!! Opps! Ate your words on that one.

 

[stupidpilot]

Did her whining get her fired? Yours did!! Opps! Ate your words on that one.

Thank God I was. Now I fly realplanes that I'm not afraid that will kill me, for people that actually care about their pilots. Stay there and get sh$t on. You can work for that lying crook the rest of your life and get nowhere. Then we'll see who's whining.

 

[Lilah]

Theres a couple at Bemidji Airlines. One is Director of Ops, and the other has been flying there for many years. She's in her late 60's and her back is shaped like the inside of a 99, cause she loads it too. She used to fly night frieght in a Beech 18 way back when they were new. She is probably one of the most respected pilots the midwest has to offer....Male or Female.

I have flown with "D" before. She's a pretty neat person, and I respect her flying more than Chuck Yeager, if it makes any difference... She hasn't shot anybody down, but has flown in more weather than any of us would probably dare to. How well do you pre-flight when it's -40 or colder outside? I've seen her do it those conditions.

Lilah

 

[EatSleepFly]

I have flown with "D" before. She's a pretty neat person, and I respect her flying more than Chuck Yeager, if it makes any difference... She hasn't shot anybody down, but has flown in more weather than any of us would probably dare to. How well do you pre-flight when it's -40 or colder outside? I've seen her do it those conditions.

Lilah

That's impressive. I hope I remember that next time I get the urge to b*tch about loading boxes or preflighting when it's all of 20 outside.

 

[JediNein]

That gal must be from the frozen North. I've spent too much time in SoCal and start whining when it hits 70. TG for thinsulate!

As far as FBOs at night are concerned, you've just finished unloading 3000+ pound of freight, tossing 80+ pound bags and boxes of assorted stuff around like pillows. Do you think anyone at the FBO is going to bother you?

81horse, when addressing a female freight dawg, the term is "Ms. B*tch", said respectfully and with enough room for a head start. It won't prevent your imminent hospital stay, but it will provide said female freight dawg with a miniscule challenge, enough to keep her interested in the pursuit. Killing folks on the spot gets tiresome after awhile.

Fly SAFE!
Jedi Nein

 

[bombinha]

At Kalitta we have 2 female captains and I do know one of them.
She's not only a good captain but she's a hot chick as well.
Damn I would fly with her to the moon if we get that clearance hehehe.

 

[81Horse]

81horse, when addressing a female freight dawg, the term is "Ms. B*tch", said respectfully ...

I generally use Goddess -- said reverently.

 

[JediNein]

I generally use Goddess -- said reverently.

We'll let you live, then.

Fly SAFE!

 

[MACH-TUCK]

I have flown with "D" before. She's a pretty neat person, and I respect her flying more than Chuck Yeager, if it makes any difference... She hasn't shot anybody down, but has flown in more weather than any of us would probably dare to. How well do you pre-flight when it's -40 or colder outside? I've seen her do it those conditions.

Lilah

I worked there for a over a year, and "D" is highly respected, not only by the pilot group, but even the air traffic controllers, management and UPS ops, they all know her by name. Not only does she preflight when its -40, she loads 3000+ lbs of cargo each leg, De-ices using a broom and if that doesn't get all the ice off she uses the 2 foot long piece of garden hose and smacks the ice off. Then she gets home in the morning, and farms all day long, then flys again that night. She has the longest route at BJI and flys through the worst weather hands down. One morning I asked her why she is still flying, She stared at me and gave me daggers, and replied. "I love it."

 

[81Horse]

... Not only does she preflight when its -40, she loads 3000+ lbs of cargo each leg, De-ices using a broom and if that doesn't get all the ice off she uses the 2 foot long piece of garden hose and smacks the ice off. Then she gets home in the morning, and farms all day long, then flys again that night. ...

Goddess -- I bow down.

 

[414Flyer]

I worked there for a over a year, and "D" is highly respected, not only by the pilot group, but even the air traffic controllers, management and UPS ops, they all know her by name. Not only does she preflight when its -40, she loads 3000+ lbs of cargo each leg, De-ices using a broom and if that doesn't get all the ice off she uses the 2 foot long piece of garden hose and smacks the ice off. Then she gets home in the morning, and farms all day long, then flys again that night. She has the longest route at BJI and flys through the worst weather hands down. One morning I asked her why she is still flying, She stared at me and gave me daggers, and replied. "I love it."

Chuck Norris aint got nothin' on her!

 

[Kittyhawk]

I am a female freight pilot. There are 6 female's at my company. It actually is not bad at all.

 

[Flt 525]

Freight Pilot with only 650 total Hours?

Just curious. Have you updated your info? Are you a freight pilot with only 650 total hours? What do you fly and who for?

 

[thundercat]

10 women freight pilots

Theirs about 10 women that are in the dayton system.....Expressnet and CAT

 

[Dog Rocket]

Ameriflight Pilot

Been with Ameriflight for five years and I really enjoy it. I started in the Lance in PHX, and am now in CVG flying the Metro around. The flying can be challenging and I work with a great group of people! There are two women in CVG and at least one female in DFW. If there are more women in DFW reading this post that work for AMF please forgive me I have been out of touch for a while, and as for the west coast numbers I have been out east for way too long, and I have quit looking at the seniority list because I am dangerously close to page one. :laugh:

In five years, the only time I was ever considered as a girl was when I did my Metro upgrade and that was because I am a "small person". I have a great time flying for Ameriflight, and would recommend it to anyone looking for a job where you really get involved. I have flown into all variations of airports at all times of the day, especially since Sept. and I have never been any place I wouldn't go again!!

If you have any other questions please feel free to PM me.

DR

 

[starchick]

We're going to be the minority no matter where we are in this industry. I have been flying freight for a year now & love it, not a girly girl job that's for sure. The guys are great at my company & you just become one of them....for better or worse Right now we have upwards of 10….at least 2 in the lear as FO (maybe 3), 1 in the flight dept & 7 or so in the props…

As far as feeling safe, I have never felt threatened or vulnerable except for 1 place I was flying, we had a route I filled in for that went into Hawkins (Jackson, Miss.) It was a typical night run and this particular route scheduled a sit there for about 3 hours. The FBO was closed during that time and you had to sit in the "terminal" which was a 10X10 room that didn’t lock. The airport wasn’t very well fenced from what I could see so it seemed anyone could get in/out without much effort. The one nice thing was there was airport security patrolling….but you know how those guys are, there was one night I watched them & a police car race across the airport…playing from what I could tell…..I didn’t really feel I was in danger per say but was the one & only place I wasn’t 100% comfortable. I wouldn’t have taken it as my normal run because of that. I do think this was unusual though as I have been to dozens of other places with absolutely no issues. Just be smart & remember if you’re not comfortable, don’t do it J

 

[⌐⌐⌐⌐⌐]

I went to the women-in-aviation conference last Saturday in Nashville, TN. Obviously I saw LOTS of women pilots there and quite a few of them were cargo ladies. I saw several female pilots at the Atlas booth, FedEx had maybe 3 or 4, and at least 10 wore the brown uniforms at the UPS booth (one or two of them had 4 stripes I think).

As far as the job fair itself – I was impressed! I’ve been to several AIRInc seminars and I think this one was much better organized, more airlines attending, but also aviation organizations and aerospace companies, such as Boeing, etc., more displays, but best of all - more time to talk to the recruiters! About 20% of attendees were guys btw. Anyway, very professional seminar, highly recommended and no I do not get any kickbacks, nor am I a woman!

 

[RJDC]

UPS heavily recruits minorities of all types.

 

[propilot]

I have flown with "D" before. She's a pretty neat person, and I respect her flying more than Chuck Yeager, if it makes any difference... She hasn't shot anybody down, but has flown in more weather than any of us would probably dare to. How well do you pre-flight when it's -40 or colder outside? I've seen her do it those conditions.

Lilah

If you spend enough time in Thief, you realize that those are normal temps and anything warmer is a heat wave...

 

[Fox-Tree]

I went to the women-in-aviation conference last Saturday in Nashville, TN. Obviously I saw LOTS of women pilots there and quite a few of them were cargo ladies. I saw several female pilots at the Atlas booth, FedEx had maybe 3 or 4, and at least 10 wore the brown uniforms at the UPS booth (one or two of them had 4 stripes I think). ................

Anyone know when the Men-in-aviation conference is?.....Anyone? UFB.

 

[AerroMatt]

You know that when you have an all-female flight crew, you can no longer call the flight deck a "cockpit". Instead, it needs to be referred to as "the box office".

An oldie, but a goodie!

 

[HAZ-MAT]

As far as feeling safe, I have never felt threatened or vulnerable except for 1 place I was flying, we had a route I filled in for that went into Hawkins (Jackson, Miss.) It was a typical night run and this particular route scheduled a sit there for about 3 hours. The FBO was closed during that time and you had to sit in the "terminal" which was a 10X10 room that didn’t lock. The airport wasn’t very well fenced from what I could see so it seemed anyone could get in/out without much effort. The one nice thing was there was airport security patrolling….but you know how those guys are, there was one night I watched them & a police car race across the airport…playing from what I could tell…..I didn’t really feel I was in danger per say but was the one & only place I wasn’t 100% comfortable. I wouldn’t have taken it as my normal run because of that. I do think this was unusual though as I have been to dozens of other places with absolutely no issues. Just be smart & remember if you’re not comfortable, don’t do it J

That was my run for a year and a half.. Monday-Thursday I'd sit in that glassed in area and watch dvds. Me and Crazy Bob would chill and I would watch him eat raw tuna from the can and eat peppers like they were apples. 4th of July was a wonderful evening too. I heard all these fireworks, but no flash, just the boom... well when the "police officer" came driving over with no working headlights... I quickly figured out that those weren't fireworks!!! That night I took off with all my lights off... Good ole HKS... man those were fun days! I used to drain the EPA can with the sump tube and then write my name with the Jet A in the tube on the grass. :beer:

 

[capt. megadeth]

Anyone know when the Men-in-aviation conference is?.....Anyone? UFB.

Hey toolbox, it's called AirInc. Oh yeah, and every new hire airline class.

 

[Fox-Tree]

Hey toolbox, it's called AirInc. Oh yeah, and every new hire airline class.

Hey….. box, little sensitive aren’t we? I was just poking a little fun – but I can see your little friend must be in town. :laugh:
You made my point for me. Go to the AirInc conference like everyone else. Why is it you think you need some kind of special women’s conference – I’m pretty sure you get enough breaks as it is.

I’ll bet the ratio of women to men in new hire airline classes probably comes close to the ratio of women to men as professional pilots – actually, I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s more of you than there should be if you just went off that ratio.