First woman to pilot a 747

[Venkat]

This is like a protocol romance story. Kinda heartwarming, with many protocol elements.

1. They kept the first flight with 2 women pilots secret because they’d made up a rule that you had to have a man in the cockpit and it took scheduling craziness to prevent it

2. They thought a woman couldn’t fly a 747 because she wouldn’t have the strength to push the rudder down if 2 engines on one side failed

She flew a record-breaking US flight – but it was kept secret for years | CNN