air law – why cant pregnant women fly?

and…

:confused:

Moggy

Because our engineers clean ours after every flight, nice people that they are.

So to get back to the topic, a summary would be that it’s (legally) OK for a pregnant woman to drink and smoke to her heart’s content, but not to pilot an aircraft, though as a passenger it’s OK, though the legal prohibition is to prevent risks to her and the unborn that are the concern (where being a pilot or passenger is essentially the same). Oh, and it’s pegged to when the woman is prepared to fess up being pregnant, not any element of the nine months…

So either the (air) law’s WAY ahead of the game here, or way behind but doing an excellent smokescreen job using newer chronic risk data. Of course no one can believe the law’s an ass.

At last someone who sees the point! 🙂

So to get back to the topic, a summary would be that it’s (legally) OK for a pregnant woman to drink and smoke to her heart’s content, but not to pilot an aircraft, though as a passenger it’s OK, though the legal prohibition is to prevent risks to her and the unborn that are the concern (where being a pilot or passenger is essentially the same). Oh, and it’s pegged to when the woman is prepared to fess up being pregnant, not any element of the nine months…

So either the (air) law’s WAY ahead of the game here, or way behind but doing an excellent smokescreen job using newer chronic risk data. Of course no one can believe the law’s an ass.

I can say the same – there is no need to get mucky!!! 😀

Agreed.

I always get my man to clean the aircraft off for me after I’ve finished.

Moggy

She has actually!

I can say the same – there is no need to get mucky!!! 😀

She has actually!

and…

never got anything on my clothes

:confused:

Moggy

Never flown behind a big radial then?

Moggy

She has actually!

Me neither – just get someone else to do the cleaning part! 😀

Exactly!!! 😀 😀 😀

Sounds like you are talking from experience Blue Robin!!
Maybe our planes are kept in a cleaner / better condition than yours as I have never worn a flight suit but have also never got anything on my clothes!! 😉

Never flown behind a big radial then?

Moggy

Me neither – just get someone else to do the cleaning part! 😀

Not very practical though. Any cockpit can be a bit grubby and AIUI a flight/boiler suit is preferable to clean the oil off the underside after a flight. Unless you can get someone else to do it…

Sounds like you are talking from experience Blue Robin!!
Maybe our planes are kept in a cleaner / better condition than yours as I have never worn a flight suit but have also never got anything on my clothes!! 😉

Not very practical though. Any cockpit can be a bit grubby and AIUI a flight/boiler suit is preferable to clean the oil off the underside after a flight. Unless you can get someone else to do it…

This girl was amazing, bless her; she used to fly the Chipmunk whilst wearing a summer frock. I’d love to do that. Nobody cared!

Cant see the problem with wearing a dress while flying (unless your a man!) 😮
Although I suspect the CAA probably have a rule against it somewhere! 😉

Why don’t you? 🙂

Is the world really ready for that? 😉

This girl was amazing, bless her; she used to fly the Chipmunk whilst wearing a summer frock. I’d love to do that. Nobody cared!

Why don’t you? 🙂

This girl was amazing, bless her; she used to fly the Chipmunk whilst wearing a summer frock. I’d love to do that. Nobody cared!

got pregnant and got her commercial rating – all at the same time

Blimey I’d heard of women reading or watching telly over your shoulder while you were……….but I didn’t think it was true 😮

That’s a good point actually. But you can go on an airliner when you’re pregnant can’t you???

In addition to earlier answers, apparently it’s also advisable NOT to fly, at least commercially, if you’re in the early stages of pregnancy, up to about 4 months. The missis did explain it to me a while back, but I’ve forgotten what reasons she stated. Football was on the telly at the time I think. 😀

Oh well. I used to have a French friend who flew the Chipmunk, got married, moved to Norfolk, got pregnant and got her commercial rating – all at the same time – it seemed. I lost touch and for a moment then I thought maybe, just maybe …

Elstree.

No sorry, never flown one or been to Elstree!