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The Ecuadorian Air Force graduated the First two female Fighter Pilots in the country as part of the promotion 65 from FAE.
A new fact occurs in the Air Force prior to celebrating its anniversary 100 of existence and also marking, a positive precedent in gender equality and encourage more women be part of aviation.
First female fighter pilots
In the Combat Wing No.. 23 located in the Manta International Airport, four A-29B Super Tucano aircraft of the Ecuadorian Air Force were in charge of opening the graduation ceremony for the pilots "Ready for Combat 2", led by Commander General FAE, Lieutenant General Mauricio Campuzano.
In the aircraft that escorted him, Lieutenants María José Cueva were (Quito, 26 years) and Jasmine Perez (Otavalo, 28 years), who graduate as the country's First Female Fighter Pilots, what marks a before and after in the Ecuadorian Air Force.
once on land, certificates were delivered to the eight officers belonging to the promotion 65, of whom María José and Jazmín are part, and that they reach new operational qualifications to join the "Halcones" of the Ecuadorian Air Force to protect the country's sovereignty.
After a long and demanding training, the now Lieutenant pilot,which required more than 300 hours of theoretical training – technician, more of 30 hours of practice in a flight simulator with practice procedures, military operation and emergencies, plus those required 60 hours of flights in the corresponding equipment, allowed María José and Jazmin to fulfill their objectives.
They began their pilot career 8 years ago at the Cosme Renela Air Force pilot school, located at Salinas Airport, Santa Elena province. There, along with his classmates, they went through several stages and training processes, until flying the Super Tucano aircraft as final training to achieve the rank of fighter pilot.
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Good for these young pilots for their career, but in that they help the economy or progress of the country, they are personnel who depend on a war conflict so that their need can be assessed, very, very unlikely situation based on the latest peace agreements with Peru and other countries bordering Ecuador, meanwhile they are only an economic burden to the national hereditary which is so spent and looted by bad politicians