Here's a great idea! Equal opportunity in the cockpit of an airliner!

[midnight rambler]

Two womyn pilots fail to retract landing gear after takeoff, struggled to climb out, then decided to fly at a little over 300 knots/FL240 instead of 500 knots/FL350 for an hour and a half in a brand new Airbus A320 one of the most fuel efficient jets in the world, and nearly ran out of fuel as a result.

I'd love to hear the conversation between those two during this episode -

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/air-india-forgotten-landing-gear-low-fuel/

[crimethink]

Was the problem that they're women, or that they're Dotheads?

[kiffertom]

CIGARS FOR TAKEOFF! CONTROLS, INSTRUMENTS,GEAR, ATTITUDE, RUN UP, SAFETY!
GUMPS FOR LANDING! GEAR, UNDERCARRIAGE,MIXTURE, PROPS, SAFETY!
i thought all pilots were taught this!

[midnight rambler]

Was the problem that they're women, or that they're Dotheads?

A confluence of circumstances no doubt.

[crimethink]

A confluence of circumstances no doubt.

My wife's experiences in a Dothead-infested area two decades back indicates Dothead women have trouble driving shopping carts, so it's not a surprise they can't properly fly aircraft.