So it was THAT limited experience that led to to delcare that "women are better pilots than men"? I once saw a kid hit a hole in one at the put-put-golf course in my town, so now im going to decalre that kids are better at golf then grown ups.That is an absurd claim. If they were so much better, they would fill the ranks of the Blue Angels every year. The truth is women are no better than men when it comes to piloting. Statistically speaking, they are worse, but that's likely because more men are interested in becoming pilots than women, which is why there are more of them. The fact that you saw a woman "outfly" a man is meaningless, and for the record, how the fuck would you "see" it happen? I worked on F/A-18s for years and never was able to "see" them fly. Sure I could see planes up in the air, but you aren't seeing anything other than a tiny spec way up in the air.Quick question for all you testosterone laden males who have posted on this thread...............
Have you considered the FACT that women make better pilots than men? It's been proven many times, and as a matter of fact, I've seen it myself.
I've seen a woman outfly a man in an FA-18, and I saw her do it well.
Me personally? I'm glad women are in the military, and sorry, but there are many other things that can help on the battlefield other than brute strength.
Actually, if you have a Secret clearance and are on good terms with the pilots (like I was with VFA-131), then they will take you places and let you see some of the good stuff. In Key West where we did fighter training, there is a room that has real time connections to the range where the pilots are doing their combat training, and there are "dummy" Sidewinder missiles that they load on the wings that transmit back their location and altitude in real time. Got to watch a few pilots go up against each other from that place.
Matter of fact, I've even been allowed to fly the "dome" over at Cecil Field on occasion. It's a mock FA-18 from the LEX forward that is in a spherical room where computers project onto the walls and, according to the pilots, it's as close as flying the real thing as you can get to on the ground. Unfortunate side effect of it though is around 30 min after exiting the simulator, you can end up with a case of really bad vertigo that lasts about 15 min.
Actually, it was after seeing a female fly a male into the ground that I got interested in the physical differences (and strengths) between males and females, which led me into researching the various studies comparing the two.
Females are better at spatial relationships (meaning what is closest to me and what is farther away) that is very useful in a dogfight.
Women are better able to handle pain, and can focus better under stress. Again.....useful traits when in a dogfight.
I guess you never got invited to witness a dogfight on the training range, nor did you ever get to spend time in a simulator.
Sorry about your bad luck.
If that was true they'd be better race car drivers too. But that clearly isn't the case.
Women can make fine pilots, but to say that women in general make BETTER pilots than men is absurd.