The world’s first female MiG fighter pilot is a Sabahan
May 12th, 2010The MiG-29 is a world-renowned jet fighter aircraft designed in the former Soviet Union. Some would say it’s the world’s greatest dogfighting plane. Pilots are subjected to 5G forces or worse.
It was reported in the papers at the end of March 2010 that Patricia Yapp, 32 of Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia is the world’s first qualified female pilot of that machine.
That is quite an achievement: I wonder why Soviet ladies back then, or of other communist nations didn’t achieve the feat first?
Major Yapp drives the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) MiGs since 2006.
And she wants more: to drive the even more advanced craft, the Sukhoi SU-30MKM.
Don’t say she’s stopping there: long term, she also wants to be the nation’s first female astronaut: make sure nobody can say “space tourist” this time.
Ms Yapp certainly seems like someone with boundless enthusiasim for life and all its challenges. Potential suitors would need to undergo energy auditing first, to ensure they can catch up!
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Two thumbs up! All the best to her!
The lady major is known by her sky call sign of ‘Foxy’. Her name tag on her camo uniform also spelled ‘Foxy’. It would be interesting to know the meaning behind ‘Foxy’ and how she coined it. :-)
Answer here: http://bit.ly/aUTlcN starting with the para with “Mayday call”
dia ada boyfren ka???