Air Force graduates its largest class of female test pilots and engineers in history

[rangerrebew]

 Air Force graduates its largest class of female test pilots and engineers in history

By Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN

Updated 3:23 PM ET, Sat December 19, 2020
 

(CNN)They soar into the desert skies, piloting some of the most sophisticated aircraft the world has ever seen. They have an innate understanding of high-performance aircraft and are always pushing the boundaries on performance.
They are the small cadre of flight test pilots who graduate from the US Air Force Test Pilot School (TPS) at Edwards Air Force Base in California -- and this year they include a group of five women, a record number.

For the five already dominating the skies, it's no big deal and they just wonder why there aren't more females doing it.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/19/us/air-force-first-class-females-test-pilots-trnd/index.html

[SZonian]

BFD...still going on with the gender wars.

Very few TPS grads go on to actually become test pilots, most become Flight Test Engineers, Test Operations, Test Planning, Test Conductors and back seaters...there's just not enough seats or qualification (read pilot training/certifications) time available for F22, F16, F35, etc...those billets will be reserved for operational pilots.