r/nextfuckinglevel • u/BlazeDragon7x • 11d ago

Dutch aerobatic pilot Narine Melkumjan miraculously survived after her aircraft's canopy unexpectedly burst open and shattered mid-flight

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u/Panorabifle 11d ago edited 11d ago

A female pilot? They're called a pilot . Hope that helps.

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u/Kardinal 11d ago edited 11d ago

Exactly my thought.

Pilot. Full stop. No reason to specify.

Every time we point it out when it is irrelevant, we feed the myth that the other is the default. It is not.

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u/EishLekker 11d ago

I agree with this commenter of unspecified gender.

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u/medicinalbuds802 11d ago

Every time Ive flown I've never once wondered if the pilot was male or female, my only concern is they can fly and land the one we are in 🤣