Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Challenges for a Professional Female Pilot. As you may have read in my previous writing, I learned to meet the challenges of flying as a young pilot. I realized there were many difficult tasks to learn. I did not become a professional commercial pilot And had never thought about the additional challenges, If I were a female, seeking to become a professional pilot. Besides having to wear a man's shirt and tie in my uniform, I would have to work, and still have proper leave for childbirth, And beyond that, just how would the health regulations Deal with the vagaries of menopause? Women today are dealing with these female-related challenges, As they enter, as women, into yet another very man-oriented profession. Frank Maurer 16 July 2025 1635 Hours.