Enthusiast

[EHM-E4S]

I have this friend who's a girl (new thing to aviation) and she wants to be a pilot (she's very jealous of me, because she doesn't understand how the hell a yoke works, and I'm starting to get the hang of it lol!). For somebody who is more enthusiastic then me about flying, she doesn't know a d**n thing about it. I think it's very good to get more pilots, in the world, but I get a feeling shes a bit scared of Aviation, as she doesn't know much, but she wants to. She asked me for help, so I was thinking what I could do for help. My best idea was showing her IVAO and this website, to show her what it's really like (IVAO being the closest to real life ATC). But, I was thinking that maybe that would be a big step, knowing all that Phraseology. So I was wondering whether you guys have any ideas. I'd be very thankfull.

[EHM-1001 Robert]

Maybe you could show her the very basic lessons of FS2004. That describes in very detailed how the airplane, and flying "works". I remember it shows which joy movement moves which wing element, and what it cause on the airplane's position and movements.

[EHM-E4S]

sounds exciting lol!

[EHM-1671 Ben]

You could get her comfortable with flying, and when you think she's ready for it (lol) she could possibly join EHM??

I've noticed we have a distinct lack of female pilots here, and I've never known why... maybe Flight Sim is a guy thing!!!

By the way, I thought yokes operated in the same way as joysticks? I'm getting one in a week or two so I'll have a look. In any case, congratulate your friend (who is a girl) for taking up aviation!

[EHM-1821 Javier]

I have a friend who is taking up flight simulation too but he is a boy from my class.

He seems to be extremely interested but at the same time, he always distracted during those flying lessons.:]

He is still learning the instruments and he hopes to bacome an EHM pilot too. Although he dosen't own FS yet...

Cheers for more pilots to come;D;D;D

[EHM-0361 Karsten]

Ben, I think you are right, flightsim is perhaps more of a guy thing or perhaps it's because the females are to smart to fly flightsim. I mean if you take a step back and look at it from a person that are not into flightsims  point of view. Then what we spend our time on may seems to be a little stupid. I mean we fly and we fly, and when we switch of the flightsim we are still the same place we where 10 hours ago. Perhaps that onw of the reasons why we don't see that many females here. Another reason may be why control something so small as an aircraft when you can control something bigger, like somebodys life. So I think that many females perfer to play SIMS instead. I'm not saying SIMS is a girl thing, because I enjoy playing SIMS too.

edit: btw. I also think it has something to do with where you are from. I think it more common in USA for females to fly flightsim then in Europe. I know an airline where there are perhaps 15 females, but all from the US of A

[EHM-1612 Paolo]

In February I bought a copy of FS9 for my bigger friend and I suggested him to join EHM. He joined us but he has never flown for two main reasons: he doesn't like aviation like all we love it, and because he thinks that this is a non serious thing....he feels like he is constricted to do what the managment wants and he calls me "idiot" for my 17h flights
I think that love and passion for FS and VAs is very difficult to find in everyone...
For the fact that we haven't many females in the roster I think that maybe they have other hobbies like shopping and talking to friends and that is a natural thing.
Paolo Mazzoleni EHM-1612 :8

[EHM-1343 Jonathan]

Its quite strange, last 4 or 5 times i've been on IVAO, I allways hear lady pilots or controllers (either that or guys with high pitched voices, we all went through that stage in life lads But i think moree ladies are getting involved, we did have one lady pilot called Jen if i remember but that one died a death so to speak:]

[EHM-E4S]

maybe they don't have women pilots because of the "distraction" and male hosts because of the "distraction"

in ATC, their more bothered in trying to make sure that there isn't six planes on one runway taking off, some just landing.

[EHM-1199 Philip]

Basically, most women folk fail to understand this as a hobby. What you have to remember is that all men are somewhere on the autistic spectrum. We all have fixations on something ... be it cars, bikes, planes or even ... heaven help us ... women. Now ... autistic spectrum disorders are almost exclusively a guy thing and flight sim really does start edging us up well into aspergers

Most women therefore find it strange and pointless but this is because they are unable to enjoy life on the autistic spectrum. What I say to you Matt is for God's sake hold on to her ... a girlfriend or wife who really 'understands' the hobby is a gift! My wife completely fails to understand the whole 'event' thing and I find myself almost apologetically mumbling the words 'I've got to make a flight tonight' for I know it will be accompanied by a barrage of ridicule. Comments such as ...
"You've got to ... what happens if you don't ... do the passengers sue?"
You see, the whole working towards a metaphorical award that exists only in the ether of cyberspace is again quite an autistic spectrum indicator and one that women just don't get.

On the negative side of course ... if she gets too hooked ... she may end up monopolising your computer and you'll have to get a job as her trolly dolly

[EHM-1703 Philip]

LOL Phil,

I have a similar problem with my wife, for me it's usually when I dash in to the kitchen to make a drink, she says something like "EuroHarmony one seven zero three, you are cleared to descend to the kitchen and make a straight in approach to the fridge!"

Sometimes I wonder what I see in her! More often than not though I wonder what she sees in me!!!!!

[EHM-1671 Ben]

Hehe, yes, it appears that even the mentally sound *cough* are bordering aspergers!!

[EHM-E4S]

I was one of those passengers. I want to get out of torino without having to fly to london in a small business plane!

[EHM-1199 Philip]

I haven't got a dog!

[EHM-1671 Ben]

Those last two posts made no sense. Could someone explain?

[EHM-E4S]

I've been stuck in Torino for days (I know you don't need to fly back from the last place you went to, but I like to do that, because it makes it more realistic) so I was saying you were flying that plane out of Torino with me on it, and I'm going to sue because you didn't do it (it was more of a joke against myself, so nobody really got it unless they knew I was stuck in Torino)

I've got a dog. Why haven't you?

[EHM-1199 Philip]

'I haven't got a dog' was a statement that made no sense and therefore emphasised the senselessness of the prvious comment ... but I guess the satire is wasted if it need explaining

[EHM-1199 Philip]

'I haven't got a dog' was a statement that made no sense and therefore emphasised the senselessness of the prvious comment ... but I guess the satire is wasted if it need explaining

[EHM-1671 Ben]

Sorry about that guys, I'm just a little bit slow today! Just got back from a blood test... and I'm getting a little bit sleepy

[EHM-E4S]

don't say sorry, I was feeling a bit sad when I wrote that, so I needed a self joke to cheer me up. I was acting a bit stupid, so I should be saying sorry, but there's no point having a debate about sorryness, so where were we about Women?

[EHM-1671 Ben]

I believe we left off at women lacking the autistic spectrum that we guys tend to live on

[EHM-E4S]

I like the Spectrum. The only thing I think that is boring is Trucks.

[EHM-0361 Karsten]

By Razza
But i think moree ladies are getting involved, we did have one lady pilot called Jen if i remember but that one died a death so to speak

Well it seems like it wasn't a final death. I have just seen that she has returned again.

[UKV1122 - Lee]

Well if I was you I would teach her the basic skills in order to get her up and running then introduce her to this virtual airline ,where she will get support and encouragment step by step with you there helping also. then introduce her to ivao and take a flight with her or use the gates.to software to fly in the cessna with her and show her actually how to fly as a pilot or copilot.

maybe thats a good way to help her learn and understand the basics.

kind regards

Lee

[EHM-0654 Murray]

Well, since we don't ask for any gender information from any of you folks (haven't seen any in my trawls through the pilots database table in recent weeks), who's to say that Jen is a lady...

It's a fair bet, I admit, but given the seemingly modern fad for cursing your kids to a childhood of damnation by giving them piggin' silly names, who knows... "Chlamydia, darling, stop pulling Jocasta round the dining table by her hair, there's a good girl..."