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Old 12-17-2008 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by kt61
I'm pretty sure if one female pilot couldn't move the thing, she'd ask for help and I bet between the 3 of them, they could manage to move it. Next you'll be saying she can't apply enough rudder pressure if an engine were to fail and therefore women shouldn't fly multiengine airplanes.
I read awhile back that physically-fit females actually tend to perform better under OEI because women use their lower-body strength more efficiently than men (also explains why they are excellent rock-climbers -- they don't monkey around, swinging around with their arms like their male counterparts).
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