Rabia Futehally is perhaps the only hobby flyer in India who used to pilot
an aircraft wearing a sari. She was 25-year-old , mother to a
nine-month old, when she first climbed into the high cockpit of a Piper
PA-18 aircraft in the early sixties.
Futehally was one of the hundred-odd women-women from different generations and countries-who attended a conference on women in civil aviation organised by Indian Women Pilots Association (IWPA) on Friday.
Though there are no definite statistics on gender ratio of pilots in India, according to estimates, women constitute about 10% of employed pilots. It is a higher percentage than other countries . Even though women have a small presence in aviation, their contribution stands out, especially when they are employed as instructors.
"Women see every student's capability and teach accordingly ," says Capt Lisa Clark, who has been an instructor with aircraft manufacturer Boeing for five years. Boeing has quite a few women instructors who train airline pilots on aircraft simulators. But when it comes to training on the actual aircraft, Capt Clark is the only woman in the batch of 17 instructors, in charge of training airline pilots on the Boeing 777 and 787 aircrafts. Read more about women pilots in India by clicking here.
Futehally was one of the hundred-odd women-women from different generations and countries-who attended a conference on women in civil aviation organised by Indian Women Pilots Association (IWPA) on Friday.
Though there are no definite statistics on gender ratio of pilots in India, according to estimates, women constitute about 10% of employed pilots. It is a higher percentage than other countries . Even though women have a small presence in aviation, their contribution stands out, especially when they are employed as instructors.
"Women see every student's capability and teach accordingly ," says Capt Lisa Clark, who has been an instructor with aircraft manufacturer Boeing for five years. Boeing has quite a few women instructors who train airline pilots on aircraft simulators. But when it comes to training on the actual aircraft, Capt Clark is the only woman in the batch of 17 instructors, in charge of training airline pilots on the Boeing 777 and 787 aircrafts. Read more about women pilots in India by clicking here.
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