Good landings with a woman in the cockpit | Brief letters

Gender gap in aviation | Abandoning bras | Lose the shoes | Stop buying clothesIt’s disappointing to see that there is still such a gender gap for pilots (‘Oh, you’re a woman!’ Why are more than 90% of pilots still men – and can anything narrow the gender gap?, 1 May). In a wildly unscientific survey based on my holiday flights, my sweeping generalisation is that female pilots are preferable for their excellent landing skills, whereas men tend to just dump