Let's face it. Women deal with the emotions of loss differently than men. Losing two team members that you've trained with at the level the Reds accomplish, within approximately 90 days of each other, has got to be extremely difficult! The last thing the Red's need would be to lose their first female member in another crash, due to a failure to recognize or accept her inability to "close ranks and soldier on" with the level of concentration required to perform safely. There are seven remaining pilots of the Team who will continue. I wish them the best and Godspeed!

David S